Steffen Iversen

Early career

Steffen Iversen was born in Oslo, when his father, Odd Iversen, was playing for Vålerenga. His family moved back to Trondheim when he was three years old, and the first club that Iversen played for was his father's club Rosenborg. He signed for Nationalkameratene at the age of seven, and the contract, dated 16 February 1984, included a clause that stated that Steffen Iversen any time could move back to Rosenborg free of charge, and was signed by his father. He later moved on to Astor before he joined Rosenborg's youth department in 1994, where he scored six goals in his debut for the reserve team.^[3][4]

He joined Rosenborg's first team squad in 1995, and made his debut in the first match of the season against Kongsvinger at Lerkendal on 21 April 1995.^[5] During the two season he first played at Rosenborg, he scored 18 goals in 50 matches, won two consecutive league championship and played in the Champions League. His last match in his first period for Rosenborg was the famous win against Milan at San Siro.^[3]

Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers

In December 1996, he joined Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £2.3 million,^[6] and made his Premier League debut against Coventry City, four days after his last match for Rosenborg.^[3] He spent seven years at White Hart Lane – collecting a League Cup winners' medal in 1999, assisting Allan Nielsen's stoppage time winner. He also scored the winning goal in the semi-final against Wimbledon.^[7] He became the top scorer for the club in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 season with 13 and 17 goals respectively. Ahead of the 2003–04 season, he signed a one-year contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers,^[8] after a long time with injury problems. He scored Wolves' first ever Premier League goal but was not prolific, only scoring 4 goals in 18 outings.

Vålerenga and return to Rosenborg

In 2004, he moved back to Norway to play for Vålerenga where he played a crucial role during the 2005 season and won his third Tippeligaen, ten years after his first. His contract ended on 31 October 2005, and for months he was a free agent. Rumours abounded of several clubs showing their interest, including Mallorca, Everton and his previous club Vålerenga. On 10 February 2006 it was announced that he wanted to return to his old club Rosenborg, where his joining was officially announced on 13 February 2006. Iversen was Rosenborg's top scorer (18 goals) of the 2006–07 season and helped his team win the title, Iversen's fourth medal.^{[citation needed]}

Crystal Palace

He was linked to a number of English Championship clubs in the summer of 2010; including Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Ipswich Town, before provisionally signing for Crystal Palace on 1 January 2011. In his debut match for Crystal Palace, he scored against Preston after 58 minutes, giving Palace their first win in five matches. He scored two goals in 19 matches during the 13 months he played for the Eagles, before he was released by the club on 31 January 2012.

Third spell at Rosenborg

Iversen joined Rosenborg for the third time in his career on 15 February 2012. He signed a performance-based one-year contract, with an option for one more year, and stated that he had returned to win the league.^[9] In November 2012 he decided to retire from football.^[10]

Trygg/Lade

Iversen joined lower division club Trygg/Lade as a player-manager in 2018. On 19 April 2018, he managed his team in a 2–4 defeat against his former club Rosenborg in the 2018 Norwegian Football Cup.^[11]

Club

International

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iversen goal.

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List of international goals scored by Steffen Iversen^[24]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	20 May 1999	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Jamaica	3–0	6–0	Friendly	[25]
2	30 May 1999	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Georgia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying	[26]
3	5 June 1999	Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying	[27]
4	8 September 1999	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Slovenia	2–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying	[28]
5	27 May 2000	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[29]
6	13 June 2000	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Spain	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2000	[30]
7	12 October 2002	Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania	Romania	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying	[31]
8	15 November 2003	Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, Spain	Spain	1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying	[32]
9	18 February 2004	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	3–0	4–1	Friendly	[33]
10	9 October 2004	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	1–0	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	[34]
11	16 November 2004	Craven Cottage, London, England	Australia	1–0	2–2	Friendly	[35]
12	8 June 2005	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	3–1	3–2	Friendly	[36]
13	6 September 2006	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Moldova	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[37]
14	2 June 2007	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Malta	3–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[38]
15	6 June 2007	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Hungary	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[39]
16	8 September 2007	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	Moldova	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[40]
17	21 November 2007	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	1–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying	[41]
18				2–0
19				3–0
20	6 September 2008	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Iceland	1–0	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[42]
21				2–1

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