Pål Jacobsen

Pål Jacobsen
Personal information
Full name Pål Jacobsen
Date of birth 20 May 1956 (1956-05-20) (age 55)
Place of birth Molde[1], Norway
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Ham-Kam (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1973–1980 Ham-Kam ? (?)
1981–1984 Vålerenga 73 (37)
1985–1987 Ham-Kam ? (?)
National team
1975-1986 Norway 42 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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 1981 Jacobsen, scoring 16 goals, became top goalscorer in the Norwegian Premier League.[2] At this date he was playing for Vålerenga. He scored 13 goals in 42 caps for the national team.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Pål Jacobsen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/P%C3%A5l_Jacobsen. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "Top scorers men's football 1948-2008 (Norwegian)". The Football Association of Norway (NFF). http://www.fotball.no/Documents/PDF/2009/Statistikk/Seriespill/Toppscorere_menn_1948-2008.pdf?epslanguage=en. Retrieved 26 Jan 2011.