Summary
Hallvar Thoresen (born 12 April 1957) is a former Norwegian footballer who played most of his career in the Dutch Eredivisie as an attacking midfielder. The son of former Norwegian international Gunnar Thoresen, Hallvar Thoresen was central in 1980s Norwegian football.[2]
 Thoresen as manager of Skeid Fotball in 2001 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hallvar Thoresen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Larvik, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971?–1976 | Larvik Turn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1981 | FC Twente | 135 | (46) |
| 1981–1988 | PSV Eindhoven | 179 | (106) |
| 1988–1991 | Frigg | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 320 | (152) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978–1987 | Norway | 50 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992 | Strømsgodset IF | ||
| 1993–1995 | SK Brann | ||
| 1997 | Odd Grenland B.K. | ||
| 1998–2000 | Lillestrøm SK | ||
| 2000–2002 | Skeid Fotball | ||
| 2003–2006 | Norway U21 | ||
| 2007–2015 | FC Twente, scout | ||
| 2016–2020 | Rosenborg BK, chief scout | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Club edit
Thoresen started his career in Larvik Turn, but travelled abroad at the age of nineteen,[3] and soon became a regular at FC Twente in the Netherlands. They won the Dutch Cup in 1977 and Thoreson was the club top-scorer in the 1979–80 and 1980–81 seasons. In the summer of 1981 he was sold to PSV Eindhoven for 1.3 million Dutch guilder where he formed a dynamic partnership with Jurrie Koolhof.[4] Helping capturing three league titles, Thoresen was a key player for seven years, serving as captain from 1983 to 1986, until he returned to Norway and played for Frigg in the lower divisions. Troubled by an injury, he was forced to retire from his playing career shortly thereafter. With 152 goals Thoresen is the all-time leading foreign goalscorer in the Eredivisie.[5]
International edit
He played 50 matches for the Norway national football team, and scored 9 goals, one of which secured the historic victory over England in 1981.[6] Thoresen is among the six Norwegian internationals who have never played in the Norwegian Premier League.
Managerial edit
He did assume the coaching position at Frigg, later moving on to coach larger clubs like Brann, Strømsgodset,[7] Hønefoss, Skeid, and Lillestrøm (assistant). He is currently in charge of the Norway U21. Odd Grenland announced on 30 October 2006 that Thoresen had agreed to take over as the club's Director of Football. Thoresen was the chief scout for Rosenborg BK from 2016 until 2019.[8]
He is a supporter of Arsenal, to the point where he opened a pub in Oslo, Norway called Highbury.
Acting edit
Thoresen played the role of Norwegian football player and Allied POW Gunnar Hilsson in the movie Escape to Victory (1981).
References edit
- ^ "Hallvar Thoresen" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Pedersen, Ole Petter. "Hallvar Thoresen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "VG 12.5.1976 side 22 Thoresen og Sundby jr. til Twente". VG. 12 May 1976.
- ^ "PSV'er Thoresen overweegt vertrek". NRC (in Dutch). Amsterdam. 18 November 1986. p. 10 – via Delpher.
- ^ "De 10 buitenlanders met de meeste Eredivisie-goals ooit". Soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Hallvar Thoresen, 12.4.1957" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ Trenere – Strømsgodset
- ^ Martin Busk (15 November 2019). "Hallvar Thoresen ferdig i Rosenborg". Nettavisen (in Norwegian).
External links edit
- Hallvar Thoresen at UEFA
- Hallvar Thoresen at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Hallvar Thoresen at EU-Football.info
- Hallvar Thoresen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hallvar Thoresen at WorldFootball.net
- "Thoresen kåret til tidenes beste norske fotballspiller: – Helt fantastisk". NRK. 24 December 2012.
- "- Det jeg husker aller best er stemninga på Ullevaal". Norges Fotballforbund. 27 November 2019.
