Runar Hove

Runar Ullaland Hove (born 8 August 1995) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a centre-back.

Runar Hove
Personal information
Full name Runar Ullaland Hove
Date of birth (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995
Place of birth Florø, Norway
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–2011 Florø
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Florø 139 (33)
2019–2021 Viking 37 (2)
2021–2022 Brann 6 (0)
International career
2011 Norway U16 6 (1)
2012 Norway U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hove was born in the town of Florø and started his senior career with Florø SK in 2011. He stayed with the club for eight seasons. On 20 December 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Viking.[2] Despite being sidelined for two months with a knee injury,[3] Hove played regularly throughout the 2019 season, amassing 24 appearances in total.[4] He was also a starter in the victorious cup final against Haugesund the same year.[5] In the third round of the 2020 Eliteserien, he suffered a hamstring injury that would keep him sidelined for the rest of the season.[6][7] On 26 August 2021, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Eliteserien club Brann.[8] Brann were relegated after a play-off match where Hove was sent off and the match was decided on penalties.[9] He retired after the 2022 season at the age of 27.[10]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Florø 2011 3. divisjon 2000——20
2012 10120——121
2013 24730——277
2014 2. divisjon 25731——288
2015 12210——132
2016 26810——278
2017 1. divisjon 25640——296
2018 15200——152
Total 13933141——15334
Viking 2019 Eliteserien 20240——242
2020 30—00—30
2021 14000——140
Total 3724000—412
Brann 2021 Eliteserien 6000—1[lower-alpha 1]070
2022 1. divisjon 0010——10
Total 6010—1080
Career total 18235191001020236
  1. Appearance in relegation play-off

Personal life

He is a twin brother of fellow Florø player Erlend Hove.[11][12]

Honours
Viking

References
  1. Runar Hove at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Ny midtstopper på plass". www.vikingfotball.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. Langvik-Hansen, Sebastian (1 May 2019). "Bekreftet brudd i kneet for Viking-stopper" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. Runar Hove at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. Solheim, Håkon Meisingset (8 December 2019). "Viking er Norgesmestere" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. Frøyen, Dag Nesbø (29 June 2020). "Runar Hove fryktar 10 kampar på sidelinja: – Det small skikkeleg bak i låret". Firdaposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. Fossland, Elise A. (20 April 2021). "Runar Hove er skadefri og og klar for ny sesong: – Målet er å spele alt". Firdaposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. Wiik, Sindre (26 August 2021). "Nå er overgangen bekreftet: Runar Hove blir Brann-spiller". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  9. "Brann rykket ned etter straffespark-drama – Jerv til Eliteserien". VG (in Norwegian). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  10. "Legger opp som 27-åring: - De trodde bare jeg køddet". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  11. Frøyen, Dag Nesbø (6 December 2019). "– Ja herliga London! Dette blir heilt fantastisk!". Firdaposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk) – via Firda.
  12. Erlend Ullaland Hove at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  13. Runar Hove at Soccerway


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