Kjetil Osvold

Kjetil Osvold
Personal information
Full name Kjetil Osvold
Date of birth (1961-06-05) 5 June 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Ålesund, Norway
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1985 IK Start 88 (7)
1985–1986 Lillestrøm SK 44 (7)
1986–1988 Nottingham Forest 7 (0)
1987 → Leicester City (loan) 4 (0)
1988 Djurgården 21 (3)
1988–1990 PAOK 17 (1)
1990–1993 Lillestrøm SK 56 (4)
1993 Skeid Fotball ? (?)
International career
1984–1989 Norway 37 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kjetil Osvold (born 5 June 1961) is a Norwegian retired footballer.[2] Between 1984 and 1989 he scored 2 goals in 37 caps for Norway.[3] On club level he played for Start, Lillestrøm, Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Djurgården, PAOK og Skeid.[4]

A midfielder was known for his technical abilities, he performed a nutmeg on legend player Diego Maradona in a 1986 friendly match.[5] People also remembered him for hitting the stadium clock on Åråsen stadium from a corner kick.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ "Kjetil Osvold". 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Fotball.no - Hovedside". www.fotball.no. Archived from the original on 16 May 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Aftenposten".
  5. ^ "Nettavisen - - Hva gjør du nå, Kjetil Osvold?". www.nettavisen.no. Archived from the original on 17 March 2007.