Morgan Andersen

{{short description|Norwegian ice hockey player}} '''Morgan Andersen''' (born 7 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian ice hockey player.

He hails from Yven in Tune. During his active ice hockey career he played for Stjernen,<ref name=sa>{{cite news|url=http://www.sa.no/sport/article3844246.ece|title=– Jeg har sluttet å være redd|last=Julsen|first=Lene|date=11 October 2008|work=Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad|language=no|access-date=8 May 2011}}</ref> Mora IK and Lillehammer IK.<ref name=sports-ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/morgan-andersen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034405/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/morgan-andersen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Morgan Andersen |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |access-date=6 May 2011}}</ref> He last played for Stjernen in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.f-b.no/sport/stjernen/morgan-andersen-gjor-comeback-1.1815402|title=Morgan Andersen gjør comeback|last=Thorbjørnsen|first=Jon Magnus|date=10 February 2009|work=Fredriksstad Blad|language=no|access-date=8 May 2011}}</ref> He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics.<ref name=sports-ref/>

After retiring he has worked as a sports official and coach. He is a former sports director for the football club FK Lyn, and was involved in the transfer controversies around player Mikel John Obi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2008/03/26/530606.html|title=Dommeren ville sende Morgan i fengsel|journal=Dagbladet|year=2008|language=no}}</ref> He has also led the trade union for Norwegian sportspeople, the Norwegian Players' Association, and after his period in Lyn he became sports manager and assistant coach for Stjernen Hockey.<ref name=sa/> In 2009, he was promoted to head coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.f-b.no/sport/stjernen/blir-ny-hovedtrener-1.1797453|title=Blir ny hovedtrener|date=3 April 2009|work=Fredriksstad Blad|language=no|access-date=8 May 2011}}</ref>

He was arrested by police in December 2011, suspected of participating in tax fraud during payments of football player Raio Piiroja.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=10040884|title = Morgan Andersen pågrepet i Piiroja-saken}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.na24.no/arkiv/naeringsliv/article1594186.ece "''Etterlot seg et konkurstruet NISO''"]

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