Torgeir Rugtvedt Explained

Torgeir Rugtvedt
Birth Date:19 September 1972
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:–1988
Youthclubs1:Kroken
Youthyears2:1989
Youthclubs2:Tromsø
Years1:1990–1993
Years2:1994–1995
Years3:1996–1999
Years4:2000–2002
Clubs4:Tollnes
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:1988
Nationalteam1:Norway u-16
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:1989
Nationalteam2:Norway u-17
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1990
Nationalteam3:Norway u-18
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0

Torgeir Rugtvedt (born 8 August 1976) is a retired Norwegian footballer.

He hails from Kroken, Troms, and joined the local great team Tromsø IL in 1989. He was drafted into the senior team in 1990, but did not make his league debut until 1992. After a second game in 1993, he left the club for Strindheim IL. Strindheim's 1994 season ended in promotion, and Rugtvedt amassed another Tippeligaen season in 1995 with the club. Four seasons in Odd followed, with yet another first-tier spell in 1999. He finished his career in minnows Tollnes BK, continuing to reside in Skien. He had studied there, and also acquired a job as head of department in Holla og Lunde Sparebank.[1]

He represented Norway as a youth international.

Notes and References

  1. News: I skyggen av Nilsen. 21 February 2009. Bladet Tromsø. Eilertsen, Tobias Steen. 34. Norwegian.