Håvard Tvedten

Norwegian handball player (born 1978)

Håvard Tvedten
Personal information
Born (1978-06-29) 29 June 1978 (age 46)
Stord, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left wing
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2002
 Stord IL
2002–2006
 AaB Håndbold
2006–2008
 CB Ciudad de Logroño
2008–2011
 BM Valladolid
2011
 Al-Sadd (loan)
2011–2016
 Aalborg Håndbold
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2014
 Norway 208[1] (809)

Håvard Tvedten (born 29 June 1978) is a Norwegian former handball player. Known for his technical skills and goal-scoring abilities, Tvedten played for clubs in Norway, Denmark and Spain during his career, and was voted best left wing at the 2011 World Championship.[2][3] He retired from handball in 2016 and has later worked as a pundit.[4][5]

Tvedten made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 2000 and would later often captain the national team.[6] He made his senior international championship debut at the 2001 World Championship and represented Norway at every international championship from 2005 to 2012.[7][8] Tvedten retired from the national team in 2014, having made 208 appearances and scored 809 goals over a fourteen-year period.[9]

Honours

Club

Aalborg Håndbold

BM Valladolid

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Håvard Tvedten Statistics". NHF. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ Hansen, Ole Jonny Eriksrud (13 April 2016). "Håvard Tvedten legger opp". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ NRK (30 January 2011). "Håvard Tvedten på VMs allstarlag". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Håvard Tvedten legger opp". TV2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ Tahir, Ali Iqbal (13 April 2016). "Håvard Tvedten legger opp: – Takk for meg!". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ Danielsen, Steinar André (13 October 2014). "Håvard Tvedten gir seg på landslaget". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ Grøttland, Odd Kåre (6 December 2000). "VM kan åpne døren til profflivet". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ Sandvik, Trond (8 June 2012). "- Ingen krise om vi slås ut". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ Olsen, Olav Rege (13 October 2014). "Håvard Tvedten: - Takk for meg". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  • Profile at the Norwegian Handball Association (Retrieved on 4 August 2008)
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Norway squad – 2011 World Championship – 9th place
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Norway squad – Men's handball – 2012 European Championship – 13th place
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Norway squad – Men's handball – 2014 European Championship – 14th place
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