Jonatan Tollås Explained

Jonatan Tollås
Fullname:Jonatan Tollås Nation
Birth Date:1990 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Ålesund, Norway
Height:1.88 m
Position:Central defender
Youthyears1:1995–2005
Youthclubs1:Blindheim
Youthyears2:2005–2007
Youthclubs2:Aalesund
Years1:2007–2014
Clubs1:Aalesund
Caps1:143
Goals1:4
Years2:2014–2022
Clubs2:Vålerenga
Caps2:174
Goals2:11
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Norway U-17
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2008
Nationalteam2:Norway U-18
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2007
Nationalteam3:Norway U-19
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2008–2013
Nationalteam4:Norway U-21
Nationalcaps4:5
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2013–2014
Nationalteam5:Norway U-23
Nationalcaps5:2
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:4 December 2022
Nationalteam-Update:5 March 2014

Jonatan Tollås Nation (born 1 July 1990) is a former Norwegian professional footballer.[1]

Club career

Tollås came to Aalesund in 2007 from local youth club Blindheim IL.[2] He made his league debut on 1 July 2008 appearing in a 3–1 home win against Strømsgodset IF. He made regular appearances in the following matches, mainly due to center back Benjamin Kibebe being injured.[3] Eventually Tollås would be a part of the a new up-and-coming generation of young players forming the backbone of the Aafk team. By the end of July 2008, ten out of eleven starting players were under the age of 22.[4] His decent performance led to him being scouted along with teammate Peter Orry Larsen by the Serie-A side Udinese, however no deal was reached.[5]

Ahead of the 2009 season Aafk's new coach Kjetil Rekdal signaled that he envisioned Tollås would be made the first choice for center back, pairing up with Daniel Arnefjord.[6] Both Rekdal and Arnefjord praised the youngster as a talent, and claimed he had even greater potential.[7] Despite plenty of playing time, the season however turned out to be mixed for Tollås, an injury kept him on the sidelines for most of the summer,[8] and he was jeered by frustrated home supporters during a home draw against Sandefjord Fotball.[9] Despite this, he was selected to start the 2009 Norwegian Cup final which Aafk brought home for the first time.[10]

The following season looked more promising for the young defender. Tollås himself hoped to be selected as first choice for the starting eleven for the entire season, as he admitted that the previous season had been "disappointing" for his part.[11] Coach Rekdal stated that Tollås needed to be more "daring" and "concentrated" for him to succeed.[12] After subjecting himself to a regime of strenuous physical exercise, Tollås delivered a stable performance in the season where Aafk finished at a record 4th place in the league.[13]

Tollås was made second choice for central defence throughout the first half of the 2011-season, most of the times with Daniel Arnefjord. His break came during the europa league match against AZ when he replaced Ville Jalasto who had until then been favored over him. the match was a disaster for AaFK, who were thrashed 7–1 on aggregate.[14] The second half of the season proved successful for Tollås, starting with the match against Sogndal Fotball,[15] AaFK and Tollås kept a clean sheet for five consecutive games.[16] The marked improvement in Tollås' gameplay earned him a new contract with the club, lasting out the 2014 season.[17] Like the 2009 season, AaFK made it all the way to the Norwegian Cup Final. This time facing SK Brann and just like in 2009, Tollås played the entire match, bringing the gold home to Aalesund for the second time.[18] His decent play during the 2011-season paid off for him by being selected to the Under-23 national team together with teammate Fredrik Ulvestad.[19] The 2012 season saw Tollås achieve the feat of being first choice for full back.[20] Sports commentators as well as the coach praised Tollås for finally stepping up and "cracking the code".[21]

International career

Tollås was first capped for Norway when he played for the under-17 team in 2007. He has later represented Norway at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.[22]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinental[23] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aalesund2007Tippeligaen001010
20081703020220
200921030240
2010170201010210
20111706060290
2012293314110375
201330031331
201412130151
Total1434242111401827
Vålerenga2015Tippeligaen21000210
201611210122
2017Eliteserien29360353
201828240322
201910020120
202023000230
20212833020333
202224120261
Total17411180200018511
Career total317154021314037618

Honours

Club

Aalesund

2009, 2011

Personal life

A notorious prankster, Tollås is well known for playing practical jokes on his teammates. In September 2011, he was a "suspect" when the car of reserve-goalkeeper Ole-Christian Rørvik was found covered in Post-it Notes. Tollås however, while applauding the initiative, denied having pulled the prank.[24] In another incident, Tollås secretly snapped a close-up photo of an unidentified naked teammate in the locker room. Tollås then proceeded to post the image on Twitter, which caused some controversy.[25] After being reprimanded by the club, Tollås jokingly responded to the controversy by stating that his goal was to upload one new nude photo "every day".[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonatan Tollås . Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Bergensavisen. no. 26 May 2009 .
  2. News: Landslagsfabrikken. Halkjelsvik. Sindre. 17 August 2007. Sunnmørsposten. no. 26 May 2009. 24 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724185802/http://fotball.smp.no/eliteserien/article87892.ece. dead.
  3. News: Skuseth. Helge. Tvil rundt Aafk forsvaret i kveld. 27 September 2012. smp.no. 2 July 2008. dead. https://archive.today/20130222190204/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article111754.ece. 22 February 2013. dmy-all.
  4. News: Mauren. Arnfinn. - Feige trenere velger eldre spillere. 27 September 2012. 100% Fotball. 30 July 2008. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080806110554/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/nm/article114201.ece. 6 August 2008. dmy-all.
  5. News: Hjelvik. Eirik Nesset. Udinese følger Aafk-duo. 27 September 2012. smp.no. 11 September 2008. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081014132820/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article117672.ece. 14 October 2008. dmy-all.
  6. News: Skuseth. Helge. - Vi har kontroll. 28 September 2012. Smp.no. 17 January 2009. no. dead. https://archive.today/20130223040816/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/england/article126524.ece. 23 February 2013. dmy-all.
  7. News: Løvoll. Karl-Petter. - Har mer å gå på. 28 September 2012. 100% Fotball. 2 February 2009. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090504060802/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article137176.ece. 4 May 2009. dmy-all.
  8. News: Løvoll. Karl-Petter. Skadekrise for Aafk. 29 September 2012. 100% Fotball. 25 May 2009. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090518143411/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article138804.ece. 18 May 2009. dmy-all.
  9. News: Vågnes. Stig. AaFK supportere pep mot egne spillere. 29 September 2012. smp.no. 5 October 2009. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091008085417/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article152161.ece. 8 October 2009. dmy-all.
  10. News: Framstad. Anders Park. Aarøy benket i cup-finalen. 29 September 2012. VG NETT. 8 November 2009. no.
  11. News: Hjelvik. Eirik Nesset. Venter på gjennombruddet. 29 September 2012. Smp.no. 9 January 2010. no. dead. https://archive.today/20130222200721/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article158953.ece. 22 February 2013. dmy-all.
  12. News: Hjelvik. Eirik Nesset. Tollås må bli tøffere. 29 September 2012. 100% Fotball. 13 March 2010. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100313161007/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article163477.ece. 13 March 2010. dmy-all.
  13. News: Hallskjelvik. Sindre. Aafk-trio kjøres knallhardt. 29 September 2012. Smp.no. 19 May 2010. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100522021338/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article169891.ece. 22 May 2010. dmy-all.
  14. News: Redaksjonen. Tollås fra start. 29 September 2012. Aftenposten.no. 18 August 2011. no. dead. https://archive.today/20130419063141/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/uefa/article207572.ece. 19 April 2013. dmy-all.
  15. News: Hjelvik. Eirik Nesset. Aalesund-stopper: – Dette kan være min sjanse. 29 September 2012. 100% Fotball. 9 September 2011. no. dead. https://archive.today/20130223225426/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article209224.ece. 23 February 2013. dmy-all.
  16. News: Nedregrotten. Sveinung. Tollås Nation tok luven av Tromsøs superduo. 29 September 2012. smp.no. 29 September 2011. no. dead. https://archive.today/20130222171540/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article211369.ece. 22 February 2013. dmy-all.
  17. News: Hjelvik. Eirik Nesset. Tollås og Morrison ut 2014. 29 September 2012. smp.no. 29 November 2011. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111031153003/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article213550.ece. 31 October 2011. dmy-all.
  18. News: Lyngøy. Roar. Her er finalelagene. 29 September 2012. 100% Fotball. 6 November 2011. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419203055/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/nm/article214375.ece. 19 April 2012. dmy-all.
  19. News: Stenerud. Kristian. Ulvestad og Tollås hasteinnkalt. 29 September 2012. smp.no. 11 November 2011. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111113224045/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/landslaget/article214722.ece. 13 November 2011. dmy-all.
  20. News: Lilleheim. Pål Are. Tollås: – Mye å justere. https://archive.today/20130223001338/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article227487.ece. dead. 23 February 2013. 29 September 2012. 100% Fotball. 7 March 2012. no.
  21. News: Stenerud. Kristian. Tollås har knekt koden. 29 September 2012. smp.no. 7 April 2012. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404185517/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article230957.ece. 4 April 2012. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Jonatan Tollås Nation's profil . no . fotball.no . Football Association of Norway . 22 March 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130413220958/http://www.fotball.no/Community/Profil/?fiksId=2576971 . 13 April 2013 . dmy-all .
  23. All appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  24. News: Hove. Lasse Bjarte. Aalesund-keeper fikk bilen dekorert med post-it-lapper. 29 September 2012. tv2.no. 19 September 2011. no.
  25. News: Hjelvik. Eirik Nesset. Inn på teppe etter nakenbilde på twitter. 29 September 2012. smp.no. 16 April 2012. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120620042658/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article232826.ece. 20 June 2012. dmy-all.
  26. News: Stenerud. Kristian. – Nakenbildet var et overtramp av Tollås. 29 September 2012. Smp.no. 16 April 2012. no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120615064502/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article232946.ece. 15 June 2012. dmy-all.