Norway 1980s squad
Every player who appeared for Norway in the 1980s — 103 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Erik Thorstvedt racked up the most caps of anyone here — 97 in all. Jan Åge Fjørtoft leads the scoring with 20. The sharpest strike rate belongs to Pål Jacobsen: 13 goals in 42 caps. The squad breaks down as 9 goalkeepers, 33 defenders, 34 midfielders and 27 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kjetil Rekdal | MF | 83 | 17 | 78 |
| Erik Thorstvedt | GK | 97 | — | 77 |
| Mini Jakobsen | MF | 65 | 11 | 77 |
| Svein Grøndalen | DF | 77 | 0 | 76 |
| Stig Inge Bjørnebye | DF | 76 | 1 | 76 |
| Jan Åge Fjørtoft | FW | 71 | 20 | 75 |
| Terje Kojedal | DF | 66 | 1 | 75 |
| Gunnar Halle | DF | 64 | 5 | 74 |
| Lars Bohinen | MF | 49 | 10 | 73 |
| Rune Bratseth | DF | 60 | 4 | 73 |
| Hallvar Thoresen | MF | 50 | 9 | 73 |
| Tor Egil Johansen | MF | 52 | 7 | 73 |
| Gøran Sørloth | FW | 55 | 15 | 73 |
| Per Egil Ahlsen | MF | 54 | 3 | 72 |
| Arne Larsen Økland | FW | 54 | 13 | 72 |
| Pål Jacobsen | FW | 42 | 13 | 72 |
| Tom Lund | FW | 47 | 12 | 71 |
| Vidar Davidsen | MF | 46 | 5 | 71 |
| Åge Hareide | DF | 50 | 5 | 71 |
| Jostein Flo | FW | 53 | 11 | 70 |
| Bent Skammelsrud | MF | 38 | 7 | 70 |
| Tom Sundby | MF | 39 | 6 | 69 |
| Erik Solér | MF | 39 | 4 | 69 |
| Trond Pedersen | DF | 41 | 0 | 68 |
| Kjetil Osvold | MF | 37 | 3 | 67 |
| Anders Giske | DF | 38 | 0 | 67 |
| Karl-Petter Løken | DF | 36 | 1 | 67 |
| Einar Jan Aas | DF | 35 | 3 | 66 |
| Sverre Brandhaug | MF | 34 | 2 | 66 |
| Kai Erik Herlovsen | DF | 34 | 0 | 66 |
| Svein Fjælberg | DF | 33 | 0 | 65 |
| Bjarne Berntsen | DF | 33 | 0 | 65 |
| Jørn Andersen | FW | 27 | 5 | 65 |
| Per Edmund Mordt | DF | 31 | 1 | 64 |
| Stein Kollshaugen | FW | 18 | 7 | 64 |
| Tom Rüsz Jacobsen | GK | 26 | — | 64 |
| Tore Kordahl | DF | 29 | 0 | 63 |
| Roger Albertsen | MF | 25 | 3 | 63 |
| Ola By Rise | GK | 25 | — | 63 |
| Svein Mathisen | MF | 25 | 2 | 62 |
| Gabriel Høyland | FW | 23 | 3 | 61 |
| Erland Johnsen | DF | 24 | 2 | 61 |
| Arne Dokken | FW | 24 | 2 | 60 |
| Arne Erlandsen | MF | 22 | 1 | 60 |
| Hans Herman Henriksen | DF | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| Ørjan Berg | MF | 19 | 1 | 59 |
| Roy Amundsen | GK | 15 | — | 58 |
| Rune Ottesen | MF | 17 | 1 | 57 |
| Jan Ove Pedersen | MF | 17 | 1 | 57 |
| Jan Hansen | MF | 19 | 0 | 57 |
| Joar Vaadal | FW | 10 | 2 | 55 |
| Tom Gulbrandsen | MF | 16 | 0 | 55 |
| Tom Jacobsen | MF | 16 | 0 | 55 |
| Trond Sollied | DF | 15 | 1 | 55 |
| Jan Berg | MF | 15 | 0 | 55 |
| Egil Johansen | MF | 12 | 2 | 55 |
| Vegard Skogheim | MF | 13 | 1 | 54 |
| Per Egil Nygård | GK | 10 | — | 54 |
| Hugo Hansen | DF | 14 | 0 | 54 |
| Tore Antonsen | GK | 9 | — | 53 |
| Arve Seland | DF | 12 | 1 | 52 |
| Vidar Hansen | FW | 12 | 0 | 52 |
| Simen Agdestein | FW | 8 | 1 | 52 |
| Tor Brevik | DF | 11 | 0 | 52 |
| Per Henriksen | DF | 10 | 0 | 51 |
| Jan Kristian Fjærestad | FW | 7 | 1 | 50 |
| Isak Arne Refvik | FW | 7 | 1 | 50 |
| Sten Glenn Håberg | FW | 8 | 0 | 50 |
| Henning Bjarnøy | FW | 6 | 1 | 49 |
| Børre Meinseth | MF | 8 | 0 | 49 |
| Carsten Bachke | FW | 6 | 0 | 47 |
| Ole Johnny Henriksen | FW | 6 | 0 | 47 |
| Jon Abrahamsen | GK | 4 | — | 46 |
| Jan Halvor Halvorsen | DF | 5 | 0 | 45 |
| Stein Gran | MF | 5 | 0 | 45 |
| Frode Holstad Hansen | GK | 3 | — | 44 |
| André Krogsæter | FW | 4 | 0 | 44 |
| Ulf Moen | FW | 4 | 0 | 44 |
| Knut Torbjørn Eggen | DF | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Arne Møller | MF | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Arnfinn Engerbakk | MF | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Arnt Kortgaard | MF | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Rune Richardsen | MF | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Geir Johansen | MF | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Øivind Tomteberget | MF | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Rune Tangen | DF | 3 | 1 | 42 |
| Olav Nysæter | FW | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Per Terje Markussen | FW | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Tor Inge Smedås | DF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Kai Lagesen | DF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Ulrich Møller | DF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Øivind Husby | DF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Kjell Iversen | MF | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Lars Gaute Bø | GK | 1 | — | 38 |
| Lasse Opseth | FW | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Ingvar Dalhaug | FW | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Nick Sandberg | FW | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Per-Mathias Høgmo | FW | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Cato Erstad | MF | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Steinar Aulie | DF | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Tonning Hammer | DF | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Tor Pedersen | DF | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Trond Sirevåg | DF | 1 | 0 | 37 |
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