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Football player Erik Thorstvedt

Erik Thorstvedt

Born on 28 October 1962 (age 62)

National team appearances of Erik Thorstvedt

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Norway	1982 - 1996	97	14	2	4	-71	-9	-0.732
Total:		97	14	2	4	-71	-9	-0.732

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Eik IF, Tønsberg	13 Nov 1982 - 09 Nov 1983	8			1	-5		-0.625
Viking IL, Stavanger	01 May 1984 - 13 Nov 1985	22				-15	-2	-0.682
Borussia VfL, Mönchengladbach	30 Apr 1986 - 14 Oct 1987	13			1	-11	-1	-0.846
IFK Göteborg, Göteborg	01 Jun 1988 - 04 Nov 1988	8		1		-8	-2	-1.000
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London	02 May 1989 - 27 Mar 1996	46	14	1	2	-32	-4	-0.696

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Pen.

Goals/ Caps

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

-14

-1

-0.737

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

-21

-5

-0.913

World Cup final tournament (WC)

-1

-0.333

Friendly matches and other tournaments

-35

-3

-0.673

Total:

-71

-9

-0.732

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
13 Nov 1982	Kuwait	debut	20 years 16 days
2 Nov 1988	Cyprus	50th cap	26 years 5 days
7 Feb 1990	Malta	first cap as captain	27 years 3 months 10 days
27 Mar 1996	Northern Ireland	last appearance	33 years 4 months 28 days

Record of national team matches played by Erik Thorstvedt

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Norway national team	97	34	35	28	119	83	53.1

Erik Thorstvedt's international caps

as player of Eik IF, Tønsberg:

debut age - 20 years 16 days

13 Nov 1982

Kuwait City

1-0

Kuwait vs Norway

Friendly International

19 May 1983 19:00 (+2:00)

Aarhus, Aarhus Stadion

2-2

Denmark vs Norway

XXIII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 2

-2х

10 Aug 1983 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-0

Norway vs Romania

Friendly International

17 Aug 1983 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-1

Norway vs Denmark

XXIII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 2

-1х

21 Sep 1983 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-0

Norway vs Wales

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 4

26 Oct 1983 19:00 (+1:00)

Moss, Melløs Stadion

4-2

Norway vs Finland

XXIII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 2

-2х

29 Oct 1983 16:00 (+1:00)

Stavanger, Stavanger Stadion

1-1

Norway vs East Germany*

XXIII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 2

09 Nov 1983

Poznań, Stadion Olimpii

1-0

Poland* vs Norway

XXIII. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 2

as player of Viking IL, Stavanger:

01 May 1984 17:00 (+2:00)

Ettelbruck, Stade Am Deich

0-2

Luxembourg vs Norway

Friendly International

23 May 1984 20:00 (+2:00)

Székesfehérvár, Stadion Sóstói

0-0

Hungary vs Norway

Friendly International

06 Jun 1984 19:00 (+2:00)

Trondheim, Lerkendal Stadion

1-0

Norway vs Wales

Friendly International

20 Jun 1984 20:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

0-1

Iceland vs Norway

Friendly International

29 Jul 1984 19:30 (+4:00)

Boston, Harvard Stadium, Allston

0-0

Chile* vs Norway

XXIII. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1984, Group A

31 Jul 1984 19:00 (+4:00)

Boston, Harvard Stadium, Allston

2-1

France* vs Norway

XXIII. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1984, Group A

02 Aug 1984 19:00 (+4:00)

Boston, Harvard Stadium, Allston

0-2

Qatar vs Norway

XXIII. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1984, Group A

29 Aug 1984 18:30 (+2:00)

Drammen, Marienlyst Stadion

1-1

Norway vs Poland

Friendly International

-1х

12 Sep 1984 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-1

Norway vs Switzerland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

-1(1p.)х

26 Sep 1984 19:00 (+2:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

1-0

Denmark vs Norway

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

-1х

10 Oct 1984 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-1

Norway vs Soviet Union

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

-1х

17 Oct 1984 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-0

Norway vs Rep. of Ireland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

17 Dec 1984

Cairo, Arab Contractors Stadium

0-1

Egypt vs Norway

Friendly International

26 Feb 1985 19:30

Wrexham, The Racecourse

1-1

Wales vs Norway

Friendly International

-1х

17 Apr 1985 20:00 (+2:00)

Frankfurt (Oder), Stadion der Freundschaft

1-0

East Germany vs Norway

Friendly International

-1х

01 May 1985 18:45 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

0-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Norway

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

14 Aug 1985 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-1

Norway vs East Germany

Friendly International

-1х

10 Sep 1985 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

3-0

Norway vs Egypt

Friendly International

25 Sep 1985 20:30 (+2:00)

Lecce, Stadio Via del Mare

1-2

Italy vs Norway

Friendly International

-1х

16 Oct 1985 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-5

Norway vs Denmark

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

-5(1p.)х

30 Oct 1985 19:00 (+3:00)

Moscow, Lenin Central Stadium

1-0

Soviet Union vs Norway

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

-1х

13 Nov 1985 20:00 (+1:00)

Lucerne, Stadion Allmend

1-1

Switzerland vs Norway

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

-1х

as player of Borussia VfL, Mönchengladbach:

30 Apr 1986 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-0

Norway vs Argentina

Friendly International

13 May 1986 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-0

Norway vs Denmark

Friendly International

04 Jun 1986 18:00 (+3:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

3-1

Romania vs Norway

Friendly International

-2(1p.)х

09 Sep 1986 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-0

Norway vs Hungary

Friendly International

24 Sep 1986 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-0

Norway vs East Germany

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 3

24 Mar 1987 17:30 (+1:00)

Wrocław, Stadion Olimpijski

4-1

Poland vs Norway

Friendly International

-4х

28 May 1987 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-0

Norway vs Italy

Friendly International

03 Jun 1987 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-1

Norway vs Soviet Union

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 3

-1х

16 Jun 1987 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

2-0

Norway vs France

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 3

12 Aug 1987 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-0

Norway vs Sweden

Friendly International

complete list

Comments

thomsof Norway - Error report posted on 12 October 2022 at 23:21:10

Cap #29 and #30: Played for Viking. His transfer to Mönchengladbach was completed on 28/11/1985. (link:

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thomsof Norway - Error report posted on 13 October 2022 at 21:40:40

Cap 36-43: Thorstvedt was a member of Borussia Mönchengladbach. He signed for IFK Göteborg shortly before Christmas in 1987. (link:

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Norway upcoming fixtures

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Oslo, Thursday 4 September 2025

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Oslo, Tuesday 9 September 2025

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Oslo, Saturday 11 October 2025

Friendly International

Norway vs New Zealand

Oslo, Tuesday 14 October 2025

Norway fixtures

Erik Thorstvedt's most often teammates

Terje Kojedal (1983 - 1989) - 46 games
Per-Egil Ahlsen (1983 - 1991) - 43 games
Jan Åge Fjørtoft (1988 - 1996) - 42 games
Rune Bratseth (1987 - 1994) - 41 games
Mini Jakobsen (1988 - 1996) - 39 games

Norway players born on 15 June

Charles Herlofson (1891) - 12 caps
Petter Pedersen (1895) - 2 caps
Jean Bretteville (1905) - 9 caps
Tore André Flo (1973) - 76 caps, 23 goals