Pål Jacobsen
Personal information
Full name Pål Jacobsen
Date of birth (1956-05-20) 20 May 1956
Place of birth Molde,[1] Norway
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ham-Kam (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1980 Ham-Kam ? (?)
1981–1984 Vålerenga 73 (37)
1985–1987 Ham-Kam ? (?)
International career
1975–1986 Norway 42 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pål Jacobsen (born 20 May 1956) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.

His debut for Ham-Kam came at an age of 16 years and 358 days, and he is among the youngest players ever in the Norwegian top division. In the 1981 season Jacobsen became top goalscorer in the Norwegian top division scoring 16 goals.[2] At this date he was playing for Vålerenga. He scored 13 goals in 42 caps for the national team.[1]

Haunted by a failed achilles tendon operation in 1985,[3] he chose to finish his career in 1987. The injury led to amputation in 2001.[3]

Jacobsen currently works as an assistant coach for Ham-Kam, and as a freelance sports journalist in the local newspaper Hamar Arbeiderblad.

References

  1. 1 2 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Pål Jacobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  2. "Top scorers men's football 1948-2008 (Norwegian)" (PDF). The Football Association of Norway (NFF). Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Pål Jacobsen måtte fjerne beinet". vg.no. Verdens Gang. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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