Reidar Sundby

{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (1926–2014)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} '''Reidar Sundby''' (17 October 1926 – 27 October 2014) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

He started his career in Stag, and joined [[Larvik Turn]] in 1952. With his team he won the [[1952–53 Norwegian Main League]], the [[1954–55 Norwegian Main League]] and the [[1955–56 Norwegian Main League]]—and became top goalscorer in the [[1958–59 Norwegian Main League]]. He scored 71 goals in 110 first-tier games for Larvik Turn.<ref name=op>{{cite news|title=- Reidar var en fantastisk mann|last=Rugsveen|first=Henning|date=1 November 2014|work=Østlands-Posten|page=15|language=Norwegian}}</ref>

He was [[cap (football)|capped]] once for [[Norway national football team|Norway]], in 1954, and scored in the game against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]. He later coached Stag.<ref name=op/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://folk.ntnu.no/vegardro/adelskalender2.htm|title=ADELSKALENDER FOR NORSKE LANDSLAGSSPILLERE|language=Norwegian|accessdate=31 December 2014}}</ref>

He died in October 2014.<ref name=op/> He was the father of [[Tom Sundby]].

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