Erik Thorstvedt

Erik Thorstvedt
Thorstvedt in 2011
Personal information
Full name Erik Thorstvedt[1]
Date of birth (1962-10-28) 28 October 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Madla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Viking 0 (0)
1981–1983 Eik-Tønsberg 44 (0)
1983–1985 Viking 38 (0)
1985–1987 Borussia Mönchengladbach 12 (0)
1987–1988 IFK Göteborg 22 (2)
1988–1996 Tottenham Hotspur 173 (0)
Total 289 (2)
International career
1982 Norway U21 5 (0)
1982–1996 Norway 97 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik Thorstvedt (born 28 October 1962) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2] He won 97 caps for the Norway national team, and was the starter in goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[3] He played for Viking, Eik-Tønsberg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, IFK Göteborg and Tottenham Hotspur.

  1. ^ "Erik Thorstvedt" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Ole Petter. "Erik Thorstvedt". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Erik Thorstvedt, 28.10.1962" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Archived from the original on 10 May 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2009.