Trine Haltvik
Norwegian handball player (born 1965)
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Trine Haltvik (born 23 March 1965) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player. Currently she is coach for the |Norwegian girls' under-17 team.[1] She was voted World Player of the Year 1998 by the International Handball Federation.[2] Her loyalty to Byåsen IL and relative old age for a professional athlete, has given her the nickname "Mor" or Mother.
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
23 March 1965 Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Nationality | Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1981–1999 | Byåsen IL | ||
1999–2000 | Remudas Gran Canaria | ||
2000–2006 | Byåsen IL | ||
2010–2012 | Selbu IL | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–2000 | Norway | 241 | (834) |
| Teams managed | |||
– | Norway U17 | ||
2012– | Selbu IL | ||
Career
Haltvik started her handball career at just 16 for Byåsen IL. Here she won the Norwegian Championship 5 times.[3] She played for Byåsen her entire career with the exception of a year playing for Remudas Gran Canaria in Spain.[3][4] she retired in 2006 after she had become a mother for a third time.[5]
In October 2010 she made a comeback for Selbu IL, where she played with her oldest daughter Katinka.[6] In March 2011 she retired again,[5] but for the 2011–12 season she made a second comeback at the age of 46.[7]
She has played in 241 games for the Norwegian national team, scoring 834 goals.[8] She won gold medals at the 1998 European Women's Handball Championship and the 1999 World Women's Handball Championship. She represented Norway at three Olympics, in 1988, 1996 and 2000, winning a silver medal in 1988 and a bronze medal in 2000.