Terje Liverød
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terje Liverød | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Tønsberg, Norway | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1973–1977 | Sandefjord BK | ? | (?) |
| 1977 | Brønshøj BK | ? | (?) |
| 1978 | Akademisk Boldklub | ? | (?) |
| 1979 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub | ? | (?) |
| 1980 | Sandefjord BK | ? | (?) |
| 1981–1982 | Boldklubben Frem | ? | (?) |
| 1986–1987 | Sandefjord BK | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Terje Liverød (born 18 July 1955) is a Norwegian player agent and former footballer.
Playing career
Liverød, who lives in Uruguay, was born in Tønsberg, but hails from Sandefjord and played more than 100 matches for the local club Sandefjord BK. In 1977, he left his hometown and moved to Denmark, where he played for various top clubs, including Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (now FC Copenhagen). Liverod also played in Brasil and Singapore, before he returned to Norway where he ended his career with Sandefjord BK in 1987.[1][2]
Career outside football
Liverod has a master degree in Economics and Business Administration and has been managing textile industries in South America. He is among others known in Norway for his relationship with Diego Maradona; Liverød was Maradona's agent in Europe during his "Showbol Argentina" tour in 2006.[3]
Liverod is now working as a player agent with base in Uruguay, and have assisted several South-American players with their transfers to European clubs.[4]
Liverød previously worked as agent for various European top clubs. In 2008 he tried to start a cooperation between Schalke and the Norwegian club FK Lyn, but the attempt failed.[5] In 2007 and 2008, Matias Almeyda and Liverød attempted to buy the at that time Norwegian top club FC Lyn, where Almeyda had been playing, and later on Sandefjord Fotball, a club from Liverød's hometown. However, both negotiations were unsuccessful.[6][7]
During the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup's, Liverod worked part time for the Norwegian television station TV 2 and during 2014 FIFA World Cup for the state channel NRK (Norway). In connection with 2014 FIFA World Cup Liverød made a documentary with and about the legend from the 1950 FIFA World Cup final; Alcides Ghiggia. The film was shown on TV channels in South America and also used by his friend Maradona on the latters program "De Zurda" as well as by NRK (Norway) during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
References
- ↑ Hoelseth, Dag Trygsland. "Norske fotballspillere i utlandet". hoelseth.com. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ Terje Liverød on Playerhistory.com
- ↑ "Mangler 12 mill. kroner". bt.no (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ "Svenskene advarer mot Liverød". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ Oddekalv, Line Lauvsnes (3 July 2008). "Lyn + Schalke = sant?". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ Holli, Kristian (21 November 2007). "Argentinsk stjerne ville kjøpe Sandefjord". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ "Almeyda og Liverød vil hjelpe SF". sb.no (in Norwegian). Sandefjords Blad. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2012.