Erik Thorstvedt
Norwegian footballer (born 1962) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erik Thorstvedt (born 28 October 1962) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2] He won 97 caps for the Norway national team, and was the starter in goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[3] He played for Viking, Eik-Tønsberg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, IFK Göteborg and Tottenham Hotspur.
.jpg) Thorstvedt in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Thorstvedt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Madla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Viking | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Eik-Tønsberg | 44 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Viking | 38 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 12 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | (2) |
| 1988–1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 173 | (0) |
| Total | 289 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Norway U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1982–1996 | Norway | 97 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Thorstvedt was the first Norwegian to win the FA Cup when he won it with Spurs in 1991 and later became the second Norwegian to play in the Premier League. During his time at Tottenham Thorstvedt lived in the Hertfordshire town of Hoddesdon.[4]
Thorstvedt retired in 1996 due to back injuries.[4] After his career as a player, he worked as a goalkeeping coach with the Norway national team,[4] and had a brief spell as Director of Football at Viking.
He has worked as an expert commentator/pundit for various TV channels,[4] and was the TV-host on the Royal League matches shown on TVNorge.[5] He was also the coach of Tufte IL, a team created for the reality-TV show Heia Tufte!.[6] For his appearance in this show he was awarded the Se og Hør readers' TV personality of the year award.[7] He had a weekly football show on Mondays called "Matchball Mandag" on TV2 where he and guests looked at games played in the Norwegian top division with a humorous approach.
Personal life
He is the father of Norwegian model and former MTV presenter Charlotte Thorstvedt and Sassuolo midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt.[8]
Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
References
External links
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