Erik Thorstvedt
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| Full name | Erik Thorstvedt | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
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| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Viking | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Eik-Tønsberg | 44 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Viking | 38 | (0) |
| 1986 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 12 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | (0) |
| 1989–1996 | Tottenham Hotspur | 218 | (1) |
| Total | 334 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Norway u-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1982–1996 | Norway | 97 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005-2006 | Tufte IL | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Erik Thorstvedt (born 28 October 1962 in Stavanger) is a former Norwegian professional football goalkeeper.[1] He won 97 caps for the Norwegian national team, and was the starter in goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[2]
He has played for Viking, Eik-Tønsberg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, IFK Göteborg and Tottenham Hotspur. He was the first Norwegian to win the FA Cup when he won it with Spurs in 1991. During his time at Tottenham Erik lived in the Hertfordshire town of Hoddesdon.[3]
Thorstvedt retired in 1996 due to back injuries.[3] After his career as a player, he worked as a goalkeeping coach with the Norwegian national team,[3] and had a brief spell as Director of Football at Viking.
He has worked as an expert commentator/pundit for various TV channels,[3] and was the TV-host on the Royal League matches shown on TVNorge.[4] He was also the coach of Tufte IL, a team created for the reality-TV show Heia Tufte!.[5] For his appearance in this show he was awarded the Se og Hør readers' TV personality of the year award.[6] Now he has a football show every Monday called "Matchball Mandag" on TV2 where he and guests look at games played in the Norwegian Premier League with a humorous approach.
He is the father of Norwegian model and former MTV presenter Charlotte Thorstvedt.
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| Preceded by | Se og Hør's TV Personality of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded by Harald Rønneberg and Thomas Numme |
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- Living people
- Norwegian footballers
- Norway international footballers
- Viking FK players
- Olympic footballers of Norway
- Association football goalkeepers
- Eik-Tønsberg players
- IFK Göteborg players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Bundesliga players
- Allsvenskan players
- Tippeligaen players
- Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- Kniksen award winners
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Norwegian expatriate footballers
- Sportspeople from Stavanger
- Norwegian association football commentators
