Pål Jacobsen (born 20 May 1956) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pål Jacobsen | ||
Date of birth | (1956-05-20) 20 May 1956 (age 66) | ||
Place of birth | Molde,[1] Norway | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ham-Kam (coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1980 | Ham-Kam | ? | (?) |
1981–1984 | Vålerenga | 73 | (37) |
1985–1987 | Ham-Kam | ? | (?) |
National team | |||
1975–1986 | Norway | 42 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
His debut for Ham-Kam came at an age of 16 years and 358 days, and he is among the youngest players ever in the Norwegian top division.[citation needed] In the 1981 season Jacobsen became top goalscorer in the Norwegian top division scoring 16 goals.[2] At this date he was playing for Vålerenga. He scored 13 goals in 42 caps for the national team.[1]
Haunted by a failed achilles tendon operation in 1985,[3] he chose to finish his career in 1987. The injury led to amputation in 2001.[3]
Jacobsen currently works as an assistant coach for Ham-Kam, and as a freelance sports journalist in the local newspaper Hamar Arbeiderblad.
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