Morten Giæver

Morten Giæver (born 20 May 1982) is a Norwegian football midfielder who most recently played for Moss FK.[1]

Morten Giæver
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982
Place of birth Alta, Norway
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Tromsø
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Tromsø 3 (0)
2001 → Finnsnes (loan) 6 (1)
2002–2005 Skarp 105 (50)
2006–2010 Tromsdalen 118 (22)
2010–2012 Sarpsborg 08 81 (23)
2013–2014 Ull/Kisa 47 (5)
2015–2016 Bærum 44 (8)
2017–2018 Moss 41 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2019

Career

He was born in Alta, but moved to Tromsø at the age of two. As a footballer he came through the youth system of Tromsø IL; made his first-team debut in a friendly match in 1999 and then in the Norwegian Premier League in August 2000.[2] He got three Premier League games in 2000 and 2001.[3] In addition, while at Tromsø he spent some time on loan in Finnsnes IL.[4]

After the 2001 season he joined IF Skarp.[4] Ahead of the 2006 season he joined Tromsdalen UIL.[5] After four seasons at TUIL he joined Sarpsborg 08 in 2010, where he helped the team achieving promotion to Tippeligaen, both in 2010 and 2012 (relegated in 2011).

Among Tromsø IL fans Giæver is still remembered for an incident in his first senior league match when he came on as a substitute in a home game against Molde FK in 2000. Six minutes into stoppage time Tromsø, that were trailing one goal, were awarded a penalty, and surprising the home crowd (and reportedly the Tromsø staff and players as well) Giæver, then aged 18, stepped up. He blasted the penalty wide, effectively wasting the occasion for a late equalizer. Some cite the incident (and the ensuing ill treatment by fans as well as fellow players) as one of the reasons Giæver, considered to hold great potential and to be as promising as fellow junior Morten Gamst Pedersen, never became a big hit at Alfheim.

In 2004, he was sentenced to two weeks in prison for refusing mandatory military service.[6]

Career statistics
As of 14 April 2015
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006 Tromsdalen Adeccoligaen 28320303
2007 29330323
2008 Second Division 2611222813
2009 Adeccoligaen 26310273
2010 Sarpsborg 08 2411302711
2011 Tippeligaen 30541346
2012 Adeccoligaen 277232910
2013 Ull/Kisa 28333316
2014 1. divisjon 19211203
2015 Bærum OBOS-ligaen 14220162
Career Total 25150231027460

Source:[7]

References
  1. Overganger i 2.divisjon vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 9 January 2019
  2. Salomonsen, Per; Hugo Anthonsen (28 September 2007). "Morten Giæver" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  3. "Morten Giæver". 100% Fotball, Norwegian Premier League stats. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Morten Giæver" (in Norwegian). Tromsdalen UIL. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  5. Rudfoss, Andreas (13 January 2006). "Morten til TUIL" (in Norwegian). Radio Tromsø. Archived from the original on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  6. "Sarpsborg-helt smiler av eget fengselsopphold" (in Norwegian). VG. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  7. "Morten Gievær". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
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