About Sigurd Wathne
Lived 1898 – 1942 (aged 44). Sigurd Wathne was a Norwegian association football player.
Sigurd Wathne (12 February 1898 – 26 March 1942) was a Denmark-born Norwegian football goalkeeper, playing for the club SK Brann. He was born in Copenhagen. He was on the Norway national team at the Antwerp Olympics in 1920; they reached the quarter finals. He was capped 14 times for Norway.
A seaman in the Norwegian Merchant Navy during World War II he sailed as first engineer with SS Risøy, which was bombed by German aircraft when in convoy off Trevose Head, Cornwall, on 20 March 1942, and he died in a hospital in Swansea six days later. He was buried at Danygraig Cemetery, Swansea.
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Who was Sigurd Wathne?
Norwegian footballer (1898-1942)
When was Sigurd Wathne born?
Sigurd Wathne was born on 12 February 1898 in Copenhagen.
When did Sigurd Wathne die?
Sigurd Wathne died on 26 March 1942 in Swansea.
What was Sigurd Wathne's occupation?
Sigurd Wathne was an association football player.
What nationality was Sigurd Wathne?
Sigurd Wathne was Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sigurd Wathne. https://biography.guide/sigurd-wathne/
MLA: "Sigurd Wathne." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sigurd-wathne/.
Chicago: "Sigurd Wathne." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/sigurd-wathne/.
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