Erik Thorstvedt
Thorstvedt in 2011
Personal information
Full name Erik Thorstvedt[1]
Date of birth (1962-10-28) 28 October 1962 (age 61)
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

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.

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

  1. ^ "Erik Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Ole Petter. "Erik Thorstvedt". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Erik Thorstvedt, 28.10.1962" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Archived from the original on 10 May 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d Bolme, Magnus. "Erik Thorstvedt". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  5. ^ Johannesen, Sturla (31 August 2004). "Thorstvedt skal lede Royal League". Nettavisen. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  6. ^ Johansen, Per Kristian (25 February 2008). "Erik Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Frøya med Årets TV-navn for femte gang". Hitra-Frøya (in Norwegian). 22 December 2009. p. 13.
  8. ^ "En telefonsamtale gjorde Thorstvedt til Viking-spiller". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 2 Nottingham Forest 1". FA Cup Finals. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ^ Lacey, David (18 August 1991). "Always room for faith and hope". The Guardian Weekly. London. p. 32.

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