Gøran Sørloth

Gøran Sørloth (born 16 July 1962 in Kristiansund) is a Norwegian former footballer. He was one of the best strikers in Norwegian football during the late eighties and early nineties.

Gøran Sørloth
Personal information
Full name Gøran Sørloth[1]
Date of birth (1962-07-16) 16 July 1962
Place of birth Kristiansund, Norway
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Youth career
1979–1981 Rissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 Strindheim
1985–1989 Rosenborg 83 (30)
1989 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 (0)
1989–1993 Rosenborg 91 (44)
1993–1994 Bursaspor 24 (4)
1994–1995 Viking 35 (7)
National team
1985–1994 Norway 55 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In the Norwegian top division he scored 74 goals in 174 matches for Rosenborg, with whom he won five league championships.

Sørloth joined Rosenborg from Strindheim in 1985. Two years later he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany, but the spell was unsuccessful and hence short, and Sørloth returned to Rosenborg. In 1993, he once again tried his luck abroad, in Turkish club Bursaspor, but he left in 1994 to play for Viking for the remainder of his career.

International career

In addition, Sørloth scored 15 goals in 55 matches for Norway. Sørloth was a part of the Norwegian 1994 FIFA World Cup squad, and played one match during the tournament. This was his last international match.

Personal life

His son Alexander is also a professional footballer with Turkish club Trabzonspor on loan from Crystal Palace.[2]

Honours

Rosenborg

Individual

  • Kniksen Striker of the Year: 1991, 1992

References
  1. "Gøran Sørloth" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. "Sørloth Is New Eagles Number Nine". Crystal Palace. 1 February 2018.
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