John Arne Riise

John Arne Riise is one of those players where you instantly know him by a single body part — that left foot was basically a guided missile. Growing up in Molde, a small port town on the Norwegian coast, he somehow turned into one of the most feared left-backs in Premier League history at Liverpool, where he spent six seasons terrorizing defenders and goalkeepers alike with thunderbolt free kicks. The fact that he ended up as Norway's most-capped player ever, with 110 appearances, tells you everything about his consistency and durability. Winning the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool in 2005 is the kind of thing most footballers only dream about. Yes, there was that infamous own goal against Barcelona in 2007 that still haunts highlight reels, but I respect any player who plays with that much force — sometimes the cannon backfires. Solid career, genuinely iconic left foot.

Name (English)

John Arne Riise

Name (Japanese)

ヨン・アルネ・リーセ

Reading

よん・あるね・りーせ

Born

September 24, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Monkey

Origin

Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / reality television participant / online coach

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Kniksen of the Year
• 2001 People sport prize

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB

Tags

• Møre og Romsdal
• association football player
• association football coach
• reality television participant

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.