John Arne Riise

Norwegian association football player

John Arne Semundseth Riise[needs Norwegian IPA] (born 24 September 1980) is a Norwegian professional footballer and coach who plays as a left back and a left midfielder and serves as a player-manager of Toppserien club Avaldsnes.

John Arne Riise
Riise in 2024
Personal information
Full name John Arne Semundseth Riise[1]
Date of birth (1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth Molde, Norway[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Left back, Left winger
Club information
Current team
Avaldsnes
Youth career
1996 Aalesund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Aalesund 25 (5)
1998–1999 Monaco 2 9 (2)
1998–2001 Monaco 44 (4)
2001–2008 Liverpool 234 (21)
2008–2011 Roma 99 (7)
2011–2014 Fulham 87 (0)
2014–2015 APOEL 25 (4)
2015–2016 Delhi Dynamos 12 (1)
2016 Aalesund 10 (0)
2016–2017 Chennaiyin 10 (1)
2017 Rollon 2 (0)
2023– Avaldsnes 1 (1)
Total 546 (43)
National team
1996 Norway U15 9 (2)
1997 Norway U16 5 (2)
1997 Norway U17 2 (0)
1997–1999 Norway U18 8 (0)
1999 Norway U19 1 (0)
1999–2001 Norway U21 17 (2)
2000–2013 Norway 110 (16)
Teams managed
2019–2021 Flint Tønsberg
2021–2023 Avaldsnes
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As of the 2020s, he has the record for most games played for the national team.[4]

Family life: He married (2014) Louise Angelica Riise, in a church in Oslo.[5] He has been married three times, and he divorced in 2021.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aalesund 1997[6] Norwegian First Division 9 1 0 0 9 1
1998[6] Norwegian First Division 17 4 0 0 17 4
Total 26 5 0 0 26 5
Monaco 2 1998–99 Championnat National 2 9 2 9 2
Monaco 1998–99[7] French Division 1 7 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 11 0
1999–2000[7] French Division 1 21 1 3 2 2 0 6[a] 1 32 4
2000–01[7] French Division 1 16 3 0 0 2 0 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 21 3
Total 44 4 4 2 6 0 9 1 1 0 64 7
Liverpool 2001–02[8] Premier League 38 7 2 0 0 0 14[b] 0 2[d] 1 56 8
2002–03[9] Premier League 37 6 3 0 4 0 11[e] 0 1[f] 0 56 6
2003–04[10] Premier League 28 0 1 0 2 0 4[a] 0 35 0
2004–05[11] Premier League 37 6 0 0 5 1 15[b] 1 57 8
2005–06[12] Premier League 32 1 6 3 0 0 14[b] 0 3[g] 0 52 4
2006–07[13] Premier League 33 1 1 0 1 1 12[b] 2 1[f] 1 48 5
2007–08[14] Premier League 29 0 4 0 1 0 10[b] 0 44 0
Total 234 21 17 3 13 2 77 3 7 2 348 31
Roma 2008–09[7] Serie A 31 2 2 0 8[b] 0 1[h] 0 42 2
2009–10[7] Serie A 36 5 4 0 12[i] 3 52 8
2010–11[7] Serie A 32 0 4 0 5[b] 0 1[h] 1 42 1
Total 99 7 10 0 25 3 2 1 136 11
Fulham 2011–12[15] Premier League 36 0 2 0 0 0 6[i] 0 44 0
2012–13[16] Premier League 31 0 1 0 0 0 32 0
2013–14[17] Premier League 20 0 2 0 3 0 25 0
Total 87 0 5 0 3 0 6 0 101 0
APOEL 2014–15[18] Cypriot First Division 25 4 4 2 1[b] 0 30 6
Delhi Dynamos 2015[7] Indian Super League 13 1 2[j] 0 15 1
Aalesund 2016[6] Tippeligaen 10 0 3 1 13 1
Chennaiyin 2016[7] Indian Super League 10 1 10 1
Rollon 2017[19] 4. divisjon 2 0 2 0
Career total 559 45 43 8 22 2 118 7 12 3 754 65
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  4. One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  7. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. 8.0 8.1 Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  9. 9.0 9.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. Appearances in Indian Super League play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[20][21]
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2000 7 1
2001 4 0
2002 9 2
2003 11 0
2004 10 0
2005 10 2
2006 6 0
2007 11 2
2008 8 1
2009 9 4
2010 7 1
2011 8 1
2012 8 2
2013 2 0
Total 110 16
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riise goal.
List of international goals scored by John Arne Riise[22]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 February 2000 Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey   Turkey 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 7 September 2002 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Denmark 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
3 16 October 2002 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
4 9 February 2005 Ta'Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malte   Malta 3–0 3–0 Friendly
5 8 June 2005 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden   Sweden 1–1 3–2 Friendly
6 2 June 2007 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Malta 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
7 12 September 2007 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Greece 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification
8 28 May 2008 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Uruguay 2–2 2–2 Friendly
9 1 April 2009 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Finland 1–1 3–2 Friendly
10 12 August 2009 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Scotland 1–0 4–0 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
11 5 September 2009 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland   Iceland 1–0 1–1 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
12 9 September 2009 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Macedonia 1–0 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
13 8 October 2010 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Cyprus 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
14 10 August 2011 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Czech Republic 2–0 3–0 Friendly
15 15 August 2012 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Greece 2–3 2–3 Friendly
16 11 September 2012 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Slovenia 2–1 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2014 qualification

Honours

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Monaco[18]

Liverpool[18]

APOEL[18]

Individual

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "John Arne Riise". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. "John Arne Riise". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 4 February 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. https://snl.no/John_Arne_Riise. SNL.no. Retrieved 2024-07-28
  5. https://www.nettavisen.no/louise-angelica-markussen/john-arne-riise/louise-angelica-riise/har-solgt-vesker-og-sko-til-over-500-000-kroner/s/12-95-8530058 Archived 2024-07-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-07-28
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  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 John Arne Riise at WorldFootball.net
  8. "Games played by John Arne Riise in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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  17. "Games played by John Arne Riise in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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  20. "John Arne Riise". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  21. "John Arne Riise's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  22. "John Arne Semundseth Riise – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  23. "Ligue1.com – French Football League – Trophée des Champions – Season 2000/2001 – Final – AS Monaco / FC Nantes". Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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  26. "AC Milan 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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