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Inge Magnar Valen (born 9 January 1951) is a former Norwegian footballer from Stavanger. Valen was taken up in Viking Football Club squad in at the start of the so called golden 70s when the Viking FK won the league title, and cup-gold in 1979. He played for Vikings from 1972 to 1980, then played a few games on 1982 and 1985.^[1] Valen was named midfielder of the year in 1974 by Norwegian newspaper VG. He played actively for Viking until 1979. Today he works for the youth-team of Viking FK. He has also held several positions in the club, including chairman. In 1974, on the day he secured Viking the league gold, his son, the famous comedian and imitator Kristian Valen, was born.

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