- Erik Thorstvedt
Football player infobox
playername = Erik Thorstvedt
fullname = Erik Thorstvedt
nickname =
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1962|10|28
cityofbirth =Stavanger
countryofbirth =Norway
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =Madla
years = 1980–1981
1982–1983
1984–1985
1986
1987–1988
1989–1996
clubs = Viking
Eik-Tønsberg
Viking
Borussia Mönchengladbach
IFK Göteborg
Tottenham Hotspur
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
044 (0)
038 (0)
012 (0)
022 (0)
218 (0)
nationalyears = 1982–1996
nationalteam = Norway
nationalcaps(goals) = 097 (0)Erik Thorstvedt (born
October 28 1962 inStavanger ) is a former Norwegian professional footballgoalkeeper . He won 97 caps for the Norwegian national team, onlyHenning Berg (100) andThorbjørn Svenssen (104) achieved more, and was the starter in goal at the1994 FIFA World Cup .He has played for
Eik-Tønsberg , Viking,Borussia Mönchengladbach ,IFK Göteborg and Tottenham Hotspur. He was part of theIFK Göteborg squad that won the Swedish championship but he did not play enough matches to receive a medal. He was also the first Norwegian to win theFA Cup with Spurs in 1991.Thorstvedt was the goalkeeper for Viking in the Norwegian cup final in 1984 against Fredrikstad when
Per Egil Ahlsen of Fredrikstad scored a fantastic free kick from more than 35 yards out. Thorstvedt is also remembered for a dreadful mistake he made for Tottenham on debut against Nottingham Forest but bounced back and became a fans favourite.Thorstvedt retired in 1996 due to back injuries. After his career as a player, he worked as a goalkeeping coach with the Norwegian national team, and had a brief spell as Director of Football at Viking. He currently works as an expert commentator/pundit on Canal+ and is also a TV host on the
Royal League matches shown onTVNorge . He is also the coach ofTufte IL , a team created for the reality-TV show Heia Tufte!, also aired on TVNorge.Persondata
NAME=Thorstvedt, Erik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Norwegian football goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH=October 28 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH=Stavanger ,Norway
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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