Håvard Tvedten (born 29 June 1978) is a Norwegian former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player. Known for his technical skills and goal-scoring abilities, Tvedten played for clubs in Norway, Denmark and Spain during his career, and was voted best left wing at the 2011 World Championship. He retired from handball in 2016 and has later worked as a pundit. Tvedten made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 2000 and would later often captain the national team. He made his senior international championship debut at the 2001 World Championship and represented Norway at every international championship from 2005 to 2012. Tvedten retired from the national team in 2014, having made 208 appearances and scored 809 goals over a fourteen-year period.

Honours

Club

Aalborg Håndbold * Danish Championship: 2013 BM Valladolid *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: 2009

Individual

* All-Star Left wing of the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

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* Håndballstatuetten: 2019

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at the Norwegian Handball Association (Retrieved on 4 August 2008) 1978 births Living people Norwegian male handball players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Liga ASOBAL players BM Valladolid players Aalborg Håndbold players {{Norway-handball-bio-stub