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General Information for Norway

Norges Fotballforbund
Founded
1902
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 2012
1.82m
Average age in 2012
25.6
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 2012
Jersey in 2012

Coaches in 2012

Olsen, Egil (Coach)

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Olsen, Egil (Coach)

Day of Birth
1942-04-22
Place of Birth
Fredrikstad (Norway)
Matches
11 (4 / 7)
Goto coach Egil Olsen

Players of Norway in 2012

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Jarstein, Rune 1984-09-29 Goalkeeper Norway Viking Stavanger 8 0 0 1 0 0
Bugge Pettersen, Espen 1980-05-10 Goalkeeper Norway Molde FK 2 1 0 0 0 0
Hangeland, Brede 1981-06-20 Centre Back England Fulham FC 8 0 3 0 0 0
Riise, John Arne 1980-09-24 Left Back England Fulham FC 8 0 2 0 0 0
Ruud, Espen 1984-02-26 Right Back Denmark Odense BK 5 4 1 1 0 0
Demidov, Vadim 1985-10-10 Centre Back Spain Celta Vigo 4 0 0 0 0 0
Forren, Vegard 1988-02-16 Centre Back England Southampton FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
Høgli, Tom 1984-02-14 Right Back Belgium Club Brugge 4 0 0 0 0 0
Wæhler, Kjetil 1976-03-16 Centre Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rogne, Thomas 1990-06-29 Centre Back Scotland Celtic Glasgow 1 1 0 0 0 0
Hovland, Even 1989-02-14 Centre Back Norway Molde FK 1 0 0 1 0 0
Vilsvik, Lars Christopher 1988-10-18 Right Back Norway Strømsgodset IF 1 0 0 1 0 0
Hedenstad, Vegar 1991-06-26 Right Back Germany SC Freiburg 1 0 0 0 1 0
Hagen, Steffen 1986-03-08 Centre Back Norway Odd Grenland 1 0 0 0 0 0
Reginiussen, Tore 1986-04-10 Centre Back Norway Rosenborg BK 0 3 1 1 0 0
Parr, Jonathan 1988-10-21 Left Back England Crystal Palace FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Madsen, Kim André 1989-03-12 Centre Back Norway Strømsgodset IF 0 1 0 0 0 0
Henriksen, Markus 1992-07-25 Centre Midfielder Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 9 1 1 1 0 0
Braaten, Daniel 1982-05-25 Right Midfielder France Toulouse FC 7 2 0 0 0 0
Nordtveit, Håvard 1990-06-21 Defensive Midfielder Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 0 1 0 0 0
Yttergård Jenssen, Ruben 1988-05-04 Centre Midfielder Norway Tromsø IL 5 2 0 1 0 0
Eikrem, Magnus Wolff 1990-08-08 Centre Midfielder Norway Molde FK 3 2 0 0 1 0
Gamst Pedersen, Morten 1981-09-08 Left Midfielder England Blackburn Rovers 3 0 0 0 0 0
Tettey, Alexander 1986-04-04 Centre Midfielder England Norwich City 2 0 0 0 0 0
Berisha, Valon 1993-02-07 Centre Midfielder Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1 5 0 0 1 0
Grindheim, Christian 1983-07-17 Centre Midfielder Denmark FC København 1 3 0 0 0 0
Riise, Bjørn Helge 1983-06-21 Centre Midfielder Norway Lillestrøm SK 1 1 0 0 0 0
Singh, Harmeet 1990-11-12 Centre Midfielder Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brenne, Simen 1981-03-17 Centre Midfielder Norway Odd Grenland 0 1 0 1 0 0
Drage, Thomas 1992-02-20 Left Midfielder Norway Tromsø IL 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gashi, Ardian 1981-06-20 Centre Midfielder Sweden Helsingborgs IF 0 1 0 0 0 0
Konradsen, Anders 1990-07-18 Centre Midfielder France Stade Rennais 0 1 0 0 0 0
Lekven, Magnus 1988-01-13 Defensive Midfielder Denmark Esbjerg fB 0 0 0 0 1 0
Elyounoussi, Tarik 1988-02-23 Left Winger Norway Rosenborg BK 8 1 3 1 0 1
Abdellaoue, Mohammed 1985-10-23 Centre Forward Germany Hannover 96 5 1 1 0 0 0
Søderlund, Alexander 1987-08-03 Centre Forward Norway FK Haugesund 3 5 0 1 0 0
Huseklepp, Erik 1984-09-05 Secondary striker Norway Brann Bergen 3 1 0 0 0 0
Nielsen, Håvard 1993-07-15 Left Winger Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1 0 1 0 0 0
Berget, Jo Inge 1990-09-11 Secondary striker Norway Molde FK 1 0 0 0 0 0
King, Joshua 1992-01-15 Centre Forward England Blackburn Rovers 0 4 1 0 0 0
Abdellaoue, Mostafa 1988-08-01 Centre Forward Denmark FC København 0 1 0 0 1 0
Sørum, Thomas 1982-11-17 Centre Forward Sweden Helsingborgs IF 0 0 0 1 0 0

Matches of Norway in 2012

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2012-01-15
Denmark
Denmark
Norway
Norway
1:1 c
Denmark vs. Norway
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
2012-01-18
Thailand
Thailand
Norway
Norway
0:1 c
Thailand vs. Norway
Friendly
Rajamangala Stadium
2012-02-29
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Norway
Norway
0:3 c
Northern Ireland vs. Norway
Friendly
Windsor Park
2012-05-26
Norway
Norway
England
England
0:1 c
Norway vs. England
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
2012-06-02
Norway
Norway
Croatia
Croatia
1:1 c
Norway vs. Croatia
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
2012-08-15
Norway
Norway
Greece
Greece
2:3 c
Norway vs. Greece
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
2012-09-07
Iceland
Iceland
Norway
Norway
2:0 c
Iceland vs. Norway
World Cup 2014 - Group E
Laugardalsvöllur
2012-09-11
Norway
Norway
Slovenia
Slovenia
2:1 c
Norway vs. Slovenia
World Cup 2014 - Group E
Ullevaal Stadion
2012-10-12
Switzerland
Switzerland
Norway
Norway
1:1 c
Switzerland vs. Norway
World Cup 2014 - Group E
Wankdorf Stadion
2012-10-16
Cyprus
Cyprus
Norway
Norway
1:3 c
Cyprus vs. Norway
World Cup 2014 - Group E
Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
2012-11-14
Hungary
Hungary
Norway
Norway
0:2 c
Hungary vs. Norway
Friendly
Puskás Aréna
11 Matches

Match Progress for Norway in 2012

Favorite Opponents of Norway

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
46 10 14 22 59
Denmark
Denmark
30 7 5 18 34
Italy
Italy
17 5 4 8 18
Iceland
Iceland
14 6 5 3 17
Hungary
Hungary
14 5 5 4 17
Slovenia
Slovenia
13 8 3 2 24
Cyprus
Cyprus
13 13 0 0 35
Scotland
Scotland
12 2 6 4 13
Finland
Finland
12 8 3 1 25
Wales
Wales
11 4 4 3 14
Romania
Romania
11 3 6 2 13
France
France
11 4 4 3 13
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 11
Switzerland
Switzerland
10 3 4 3 13
Ireland
Ireland
10 4 5 1 12
Malta
Malta
10 9 1 0 24
Austria
Austria
10 3 2 5 12
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
10 9 0 1 25
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 1 4 5 5
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 3 5 12
Spain
Spain
9 1 2 6 4
Greece
Greece
9 2 2 5 10
Poland
Poland
9 2 1 6 8
Germany
Germany
9 1 1 7 5
Czechia
Czechia
9 1 3 5 9
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 0 1 7 3
Estonia
Estonia
7 4 2 1 17
Moldova
Moldova
7 6 1 0 22
Belarus
Belarus
7 3 2 2 9
Portugal
Portugal
6 1 2 3 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
6 6 0 0 13
England
England
6 1 3 2 3
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 4 1 1 9
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 0 1 4 0
Croatia
Croatia
5 1 1 3 6
Belgium
Belgium
5 0 2 3 6
Georgia
Georgia
5 4 1 0 9
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 1 0 4 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
5 3 1 1 6
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 17
Egypt
Egypt
5 3 1 1 10
Albania
Albania
5 2 2 1 6
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 24
Latvia
Latvia
4 2 1 1 5
Montenegro
Montenegro
4 3 0 1 6
USA
USA
4 1 1 2 3
Serbia
Serbia
4 1 1 2 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4 2 1 1 4
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 1 1 6
East Germany
East Germany
4 0 1 3 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 0 2 5
Russia
Russia
4 1 3 0 6
Brazil
Brazil
4 2 2 0 8
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 2 1 3
Armenia
Armenia
3 2 1 0 13
Israel
Israel
3 3 0 0 10
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3 1 2 0 5
South Africa
South Africa
3 2 0 1 3
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 0 0 3 4
Australia
Australia
3 1 1 1 6
Mexico
Mexico
3 2 0 1 7
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 1 0 5
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 8
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 1
Argentina
Argentina
2 2 0 0 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 1 1 0 7
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
Saarland
Saarland
2 0 1 1 2
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 1 0 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 1 1 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 2
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 2
Great Britain
Great Britain (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 3
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 5
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 2
Grenada
Grenada
1 1 0 0 2
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 0
Japan
Japan
1 1 0 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 2
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 6
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 3
Kosovo
Kosovo
1 1 0 0 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 6
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 1
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 1
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
1 1 0 0 2
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 1
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 6
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 1 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 0 1 0 0
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
1 1 0 0 6
China
China
1 0 0 1 1
Martinique
Martinique
1 1 0 0 1
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