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Hallvar Thoresen (born 12 April 1957) is a former Norwegian footballer who played most of his career in the Dutch Eredivisie. The son of former Norwegian international Gunnar Thoresen, Hallvar Thoresen was central in 1980s Norwegian football.[2]

Hallvar Thoresen

Thoresen as manager of Skeid Fotball in 2001
Personal information
Full name	Hallvar Thoresen[1]
Date of birth	(1957-04-12) 12 April 1957 (age 65)
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)
National team
1978–1987	Norway	50	(9)
Teams managed
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

Club

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

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

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

Thoresen played the role of Norwegian football player and Allied POW Gunnar Hilsson in the movie Escape to Victory (1981).

References

External links

• Hallvar Thoresen at UEFA
• Hallvar Thoresen at Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
• 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.

На других языках

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- [en] Hallvar Thoresen

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[fr] Hallvar Thoresen

Hallvar Thoresen est un footballeur norvégien né le 12 avril 1957 à Larvik, qui a évolué notamment au FC Twente et au PSV Eindhoven. Il évoluait au poste de milieu offensif et a été le premier - et l'unique à ce jour - capitaine du PSV Eindhoven né en dehors du Benelux. Il occupa en effet ce poste de 1983 à 1986.

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[it] Hallvar Thoresen

Hallvar Thoresen (Larvik, 12 aprile 1957) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore norvegese, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Торесен, Халлвар

Халлвар Торесен (норв. Hallvar Thoresen; род. 12 апреля 1957, Ларвик, Норвегия) — норвежский футболист, полузащитник.

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