Morten Svalstad (born 25 September 1969) is a Norwegian former football and later coach, who played for the clubs Lillestrøm and Hamarkameratene.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nybygda | |||
| Lillestrøm | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987 | Lillestrøm | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1994 | Hamarkameratene | 80 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSvalstad started his football career at Nybygda IL,[1] moving on to Lillestrøm, where he did not play any league games at senior level. In 1988 he moved to Hamarkameratene, where he stayed until the end of the 1994 season and played 80 league games, and 91 games in total. [2] Hamarkameratene played in Tippeligaen from 1992 to 1995, but for the 1993 season, Svalstad was demoted to second choice behind André Ulla for all matches except the home game against Fyllingen (3–0).[3]
International career
editSvalstad played a number of age group matches for Norway from U-15 to U-21. He played for Norway in numerous youth internationals, including the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, where Norway finished third in their group. [4]
Coaching career
editAfter retiring from football, Svalstad was coach of the women's team at Brumunddal Fotball, along with Kristin Bekkevold.[5] In 2017 he took over Brumunddal's men's team.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Norges Fotballforbund har tatt ut følgende spillere til nordisk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 6 July 1985.
- ^ HamKam.no – Profil, Morten Svalstad Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 22 December 2013)
- ^ Fotball.no – Kampfakta, Ham-Kam-Fyllingen søndag 17. oktober 1993 (Accessed 22 December 2013)
- ^ FIFA.com – FIFA World Youth Championship Saudi Arabia 1989, Match report Norway - Spain (Accessed 22 December 2013)
- ^ Ostlendingen.no – Skal ta Dala til topps (Published 3 November 2011, accessed 22 December 2013)
- ^ Rosenborg, Ole Ludvig (4 March 2017). "Tidligere toppkeeper skal lede Dala". Ringsaker Blad (in Norwegian). pp. 14–15.
External links
edit- Morten Svalstad at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Player profile at Altomfotball.no
