# Petter Rudi

Petter Normann Rudi (born 17 September 1973) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He notably played in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday and in Serie A for Perugia. He also played for Molde, Gent, Lokeren, Germinal Beerschot and Austria Wien. He was capped 46 times by Norway, scoring 3 goals.

## Club career

As midfielder, Rudi has played with several European clubs. These are Gent, Perugia, Sheffield Wednesday, Lokeren, Germinal Beerschot, Austria Wien and Molde.

### Molde

At 17 years old, Rudi became part of Molde's senior squad in the 1991 season. He got his debut on 12 May 1991 in a league game the club drew 1–1 against Fyllingen. Rudi scored his first goals for Molde on 16 August 1992, when he scored a brace against Mjøndalen in Molde's 4–0 win at Nedre Eiker Stadion. Molde were relegated from the top division in 1993, but Rudi played all games in the following season and contributed to Molde being promoted back to Tippeligaen. Rudi was suspended in the final of the 1994 Norwegian Cup where Molde defeated Lyn 3–2 and won the club's first major trophy.

### Sheffield Wednesday

Rudi was signed by David Pleat in October 1997 from Molde. He made his debut against Spurs, and his style of play made him popular with the Wednesday fans. Rudi became a regular starter under Ron Atkinson later that season after Pleat was sacked. The Norwegian failed to score in his first season, he did however score in the 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory against Watford in the third round of the FA Cup.
Rudi made 79 and six sub appearances for Wednesday, scoring eight goals.

## International career

Rudi played a total of 52 games and scored nine goals for Norway at international youth level.
During has career, Rudi has been capped 46 times for the Norway national football team scoring three goals.

## Career statistics
### Club

Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Molde | 1991 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Molde | 1992 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Molde | 1993 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Molde | 1994 | 1. divisjon (2) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 |
| Molde | 1995 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Molde | 1996 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Molde | 1997 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Molde | Total | Total | 138 | 8 | 18 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 11 |
| Perugia (loan) | 1996–97 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1997–98 | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1998–99 | Premier League | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 7 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2000–01 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Total | Total | 77 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 10 |
| Molde | 2000 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Molde | 2001 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Molde | Total | Total | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 |
| Molde | 2004 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| Molde | 2005 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Molde | 2006 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Molde | Total | Total | 68 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 8 |
| Molde Total | Molde Total | Molde Total | 221 | 17 | 27 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 264 | 22 |
* ↑ Includes the Norwegian Cup, Coppa Italia and FA Cup
* ↑ All appearances in relegation play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup qualifying round
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup

### International

Source:
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Norway | 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| Norway | 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| Norway | 1997 | 8 | 3 |
| Norway | 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| Norway | 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| Norway | 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| Norway | 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| Norway | 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| Norway | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| Norway | 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| Norway | 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| Norway | 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| Norway | Total | 46 | 3 |

## Honours

Molde
* Norwegian Cup: 1994, 2005
Austria Wien
* Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2003–04