Gunnar Nils Thoresen (21 July 1920 – 30 September 2017)[2] was one of the greatest Norwegian footballers of the 1940s and 1950s.
A forward, played 64 matches and scored 22 goals for the Norway national team[3] and took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
[4] His last appearance for Norway came on 28 June 1959, less than a month before his 39th birthday, making him the oldest-ever Norwegian player to play for his national team.
[5] On club level Thoresen spent his entire career with Larvik Turn.
[5] His career was interrupted by World War II, but quickly established himself among the best players in Norway when organized football resumed in 1945, and made his international debut against Denmark on 16 June 1946.