The Kniksen Award ( no, Kniksenprisen), established in 1990, honors the best players in the Norwegian
football
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premiership. The award is named after the legendary Norwegian football player
Roald Jensen
Roald Jensen (11 January 1943 – 6 October 1987), nicknamed "Kniksen", of Bergen, Norway was one of that country's most celebrated association football players. He played for SK Brann and Heart of Midlothian F.C. ("Hearts"). ''Knicksen'' is a l ...
, nicknamed "Kniksen".
Categories
Category A
A jury composed of players, leaders, coaches and officials in the
Tippeligaen
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...
, nominates and choose the winners in each category. All the nominees must play in the Norwegian top division. The player's nationality does not matter. The categories are:
* Goalkeeper of the Year
* Defender of the Year
* Midfielder of the Year
* Striker of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Referee of the Year
In 2006, two further categories were also awarded: Young player of the year, and
1. divisjon player of the year.
Category B (the main awards)
Kniksen of the Year
This is awarded to the best Norwegian player of the year. The Kniksen of the year award was replaced by "
Gullballen
Gullballen (English language, English: ''the Golden Ball'') is a Norway, Norwegian Association football, football award given by the Norwegian Football Federation to the best male and female Norwegian footballers each year. The award replaced Knik ...
" (
English
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** English national ide ...
: ''The Golden Ball'') in 2014. The player can play abroad or in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
and can be won by both female and male players.
Kniksen's honour award
The Kniksen's honour award is awarded to a person or a team, who have made a great contribution to Norwegian football. This award can be considered a lifetime achievement award, and is recognized as Norwegian football's most prestigious award. The Kniksen's honour award was not awarded in 2005 or 2006, but was resumed in 2007.
The main awards were presented annually at
Idrettsgallaen at
Hamar
Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. ...
in January, but in 2007, all Kniksen awards were presented at a separate award show in November.
Winners
''Source:''
1990s
;1990
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Einar Rossbach,
Tromsø IL
Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien.
Tromsø have won the Norwegian Cup twice, in 1986 and 19 ...
*Defender of the Year:
Per-Ove Ludvigsen,
Fyllingen Fotball
Fyllingen Fotball was a Norwegian association football club from Fyllingsdalen, Bergen, Hordaland.
It was founded as a formally independent section of the alliance sports club Fyllingen IL on 1 January 1994. Fyllingen IL was founded on 6 June 1 ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Per Egil Ahlsen
Per Egil Ahlsen (born 4 March 1958) is a Norwegian former footballer. Ahlsen started as a midfielder, but was later re-educated as a forward defender. He was known for his long-shots.
Club career
Ahlsen started his career at the senior level wit ...
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SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...
*Striker of the Year:
Tore André Dahlum
Tore André "Totto" Dahlum (born 21 June 1968) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his playing career, he had three spells at Start and two spells at Rosenborg. He also played briefly in Denmark, Gree ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Erik Thorstvedt
Erik Thorstvedt (born 28 October 1962) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 97 caps for the Norwegian national team, and was the starter in goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He played for Viking, Eik-T ...
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Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...
*Kniksen's honour award: ''Not Awarded''
;1991
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Frode Grodås
Frode Grodås (born 24 October 1964) is a Norwegian football coach and former national team goalkeeper originally from Hornindal in Sogn og Fjordane. Capped 50 times for his country, he participated at the 1998 FIFA World Cup as well as being ...
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Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Defender of the Year:
Pål Lydersen
Pål Lydersen (born 10 September 1965) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Lydersen played for IK Start, until he was signed by English club Arsenal in November 1991. However, he was unable to oust first- ...
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IK Start
Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start ) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The c ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Øyvind Leonhardsen
Øyvind Leonhardsen (born 17 August 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He retired after the 2007 season, ending a career with nine years in English football at clubs Wimbledon, Liverpool, Tottenham ...
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Molde FK
Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name to ...
*Striker of the Year:
Gøran Sørloth,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Benny Lennartsson
Benny Lennartsson is a Swedish football coach, former football and bandy player.
He has managed Örebro SK, Lyngby FC and Bristol City among others.
Managerial career Viking
In 1988, Lennartsson signed for Norwegian club Viking FK. He won promo ...
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Viking FK
Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Rune Bratseth
Rune Bratseth (born 19 March 1961) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a sweeper.
Nicknamed '' Elk'' due to his stature, he is best known for his spell with Werder Bremen, also having appeared in the 1994 World Cup with Norway.
Club ...
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Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Terje Kojedal,
Ham-Kam
Hamarkameratene (literally ''the Hamar Comrades''), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig.
HamKam were most recently pr ...
and
Sverre Brandhaug,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
;1992
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Ola By Rise,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Defender of the Year:
Roger Nilsen
Roger Nilsen (born 8 August 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. A defender, he played for the Norwegian clubs Tromsø, Viking, Molde and Bryne, and spent time abroad at 1. FC Köln, Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur and ...
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Viking FK
Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Erik Mykland
Erik Mykland (born 21 July 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was nicknamed ''Myggen'' (mosquito) during his career, as he used to flap his arms and hands like one when celebrating his goals.
A ra ...
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IK Start
Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start ) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The c ...
*Striker of the Year:
Gøran Sørloth,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Per Brogeland,
Kongsvinger IL
Kongsvinger Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the city of Kongsvinger in Hedmark, founded in 1892. Its men's football team is well-known, and it has teams for several other sports.
Athletics
Kongsvinger IL has an athletics section. Unti ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Rune Bratseth
Rune Bratseth (born 19 March 1961) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a sweeper.
Nicknamed '' Elk'' due to his stature, he is best known for his spell with Werder Bremen, also having appeared in the 1994 World Cup with Norway.
Club ...
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Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Egil "Drillo" Olsen, Manager
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
and
Per Egil Ahlsen
Per Egil Ahlsen (born 4 March 1958) is a Norwegian former footballer. Ahlsen started as a midfielder, but was later re-educated as a forward defender. He was known for his long-shots.
Club career
Ahlsen started his career at the senior level wit ...
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Fredrikstad FK
Fredrikstad Fotballklubb (also known as Fredrikstad or FFK) is a Norwegian association football, football club from the town of Fredrikstad. With nine league championships and eleven Norwegian Football Cup, Norwegian Cup wins, FFK is one of the ...
;1993
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Frode Grodås
Frode Grodås (born 24 October 1964) is a Norwegian football coach and former national team goalkeeper originally from Hornindal in Sogn og Fjordane. Capped 50 times for his country, he participated at the 1998 FIFA World Cup as well as being ...
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Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Defender of the Year:
Tore Pedersen
Tore Pedersen (born 29 September 1969) is a Norwegian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent time abroad for Wimbledon, St. Pauli, Oldham Athletic, IFK Göteborg, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Eintracht Frankfurt and Blackbu ...
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SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Øyvind Leonhardsen
Øyvind Leonhardsen (born 17 August 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He retired after the 2007 season, ending a career with nine years in English football at clubs Wimbledon, Liverpool, Tottenham ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Striker of the Year:
Mons Ivar Mjelde
Mons Ivar Mjelde (born 17 November 1967) is a Norwegian association football, footballer coach and former player who works as head coach for the Norwegian club Øygarden FK, Øygarden.
He is notable for having led SK Brann, Brann to the Norwegia ...
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Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Coach of the Year:
Trond Sollied
Trond Johan Sollied (born 29 April 1959) is a Norway, Norwegian Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He last managed K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, Lokeren.
During his playing career, Sollied ...
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FK Bodø/Glimt
Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt () is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø that currently plays in Eliteserien, the Norwegian top division. The club was founded in 1916 and is frequently referred to by its original club na ...
*Referee of the Year:
Roy Helge Olsen
Roy Helge Olsen (born 19 January 1965) is a Norwegian football referee from Trondheim, representing Flekkerøy IL from Kristiansand. He started as a referee in 1979 and was a referee in FIFA from 1992 to 2002. Olsen officiated in 2002 World C ...
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SFK Lyn
Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn (lit. "Ski and Football Club Lightning") is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Nordre Aker, Oslo. It has two sections; for association football and Nordic skiing. Until 2010 they had a third section, for top-level a ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Egil "Drillo" Olsen, Manager
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Norway women's national football team
The Norway women's national football team is controlled by the Football Association of Norway. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. The team has had less success since the ...
;1994
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Thomas Myhre
Thomas Harald Myhre (born 16 October 1973) is a Norwegian football manager and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the manager of Moss. The last club he played for before his retirement was Kongsvinger, ha ...
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Viking FK
Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...
*Defender of the Year:
Pål Lydersen
Pål Lydersen (born 10 September 1965) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Lydersen played for IK Start, until he was signed by English club Arsenal in November 1991. However, he was unable to oust first- ...
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IK Start
Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start ) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The c ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Erik Mykland
Erik Mykland (born 21 July 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was nicknamed ''Myggen'' (mosquito) during his career, as he used to flap his arms and hands like one when celebrating his goals.
A ra ...
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IK Start
Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start ) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The c ...
*Striker of the Year:
Harald Martin Brattbakk
Harald Martin Brattbakk (born 1 February 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the all-time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd R ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Rune Bratseth
Rune Bratseth (born 19 March 1961) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a sweeper.
Nicknamed '' Elk'' due to his stature, he is best known for his spell with Werder Bremen, also having appeared in the 1994 World Cup with Norway.
Club ...
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Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Per Ravn Omdal
Per Ravn Omdal (born 20 August 1947) is a former president of the Football Association of Norway. He's also been the vice president of UEFA since 1996.
Per Ravn Omdal has represented Norwegian football with distinction for a number of years within ...
President,
Norwegian Football Association
The Norwegian Football Federation ( nb, Norges Fotballforbund, nn, Noregs Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the Norway national football team, men's and Norway ...
and
Rune Bratseth
Rune Bratseth (born 19 March 1961) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a sweeper.
Nicknamed '' Elk'' due to his stature, he is best known for his spell with Werder Bremen, also having appeared in the 1994 World Cup with Norway.
Club ...
,
Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are be ...
;1995
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Morten Bakke,
Molde FK
Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name to ...
*Defender of the Year:
Erik Hoftun
Erik Hoftun (born 3 March 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Kyrksæterøra, Hoftun started his career at KIL/Hemne before moving to Molde FK in 1992. He went to Rosenborg BK in 1994, where he won 1 ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Ståle Solbakken
Ståle Solbakken (born 27 February 1968) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Norway national team.
During his playing career, Solbakken was named 1995 Norwegian midfielder of the year, and h ...
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Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Striker of the Year:
Harald Martin Brattbakk
Harald Martin Brattbakk (born 1 February 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the all-time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd R ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Hege Riise
Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player who is coaching the Norway women's national football team. One of the best footballers of her generation, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Gam ...
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Ola By Rise,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
;1996
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Jørn Jamtfall,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Defender of the Year:
Erik Hoftun
Erik Hoftun (born 3 March 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Kyrksæterøra, Hoftun started his career at KIL/Hemne before moving to Molde FK in 1992. He went to Rosenborg BK in 1994, where he won 1 ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Trond Egil Soltvedt
Trond Egil Soltvedt (born 15 February 1967) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder. After playing for Viking, Brann and Rosenborg in Norway, he played in England with Coventry, Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday before he ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Striker of the Year:
Mons Ivar Mjelde
Mons Ivar Mjelde (born 17 November 1967) is a Norwegian association football, footballer coach and former player who works as head coach for the Norwegian club Øygarden FK, Øygarden.
He is notable for having led SK Brann, Brann to the Norwegia ...
,
SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...
*Coach of the Year:
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær (; born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward who last managed Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Solskjær spent the majority of his car ...
,
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Erik Thorstvedt
Erik Thorstvedt (born 28 October 1962) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 97 caps for the Norwegian national team, and was the starter in goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He played for Viking, Eik-T ...
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Viking FK
Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...
;1997
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Frode Olsen
Frode Olsen (born 12 October 1967) is a Norwegian former professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He earned 26 international caps for the Norway national football team, Norway na ...
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Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west. It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the m ...
*Defender of the Year:
Erik Hoftun
Erik Hoftun (born 3 March 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Kyrksæterøra, Hoftun started his career at KIL/Hemne before moving to Molde FK in 1992. He went to Rosenborg BK in 1994, where he won 1 ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Bent Skammelsrud,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Striker of the Year:
Harald Martin Brattbakk
Harald Martin Brattbakk (born 1 February 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the all-time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd R ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Dag Vidar Kristoffersen,
Strømsgodset IF
Strømsgodset IF is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Gulskogen in Drammen. It has sections for association football, handball and bandy, but is best known for the top-level football section known as Strømsgodset Toppfotball, which plays in Eli ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...
, manager
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
;1998
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Frode Olsen
Frode Olsen (born 12 October 1967) is a Norwegian former professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He earned 26 international caps for the Norway national football team, Norway na ...
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Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west. It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the m ...
*Defender of the Year:
Erik Hoftun
Erik Hoftun (born 3 March 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Kyrksæterøra, Hoftun started his career at KIL/Hemne before moving to Molde FK in 1992. He went to Rosenborg BK in 1994, where he won 1 ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Roar Strand
Roar Strand (born 2 February 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, mostly for Rosenborg. Strand was capped 42 times for the Norway national team. He is the player with the fourth-highest number of appe ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Striker of the Year:
Sigurd Rushfeldt
Sigurd Rushfeldt (born 11 December 1972) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who works as an assistant coach for Tromsø. During his playing career, he played for Tromsø, Birmingham City, Rosenborg, Racing de Santander, and Austri ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Trond Sollied
Trond Johan Sollied (born 29 April 1959) is a Norway, Norwegian Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. He last managed K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, Lokeren.
During his playing career, Sollied ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Tore André Flo
Tore André Flo (born 15 June 1973) is a Norwegian former professional football striker and coach who is the manager of 1. divisjon club Sogndal.
He was capped 76 times, scoring 23 goals for Norway, and represented his country in 1998 FIFA Wor ...
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Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
;1999
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Frode Olsen
Frode Olsen (born 12 October 1967) is a Norwegian former professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He earned 26 international caps for the Norway national football team, Norway na ...
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Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west. It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the m ...
*Defender of the Year:
Erik Hoftun
Erik Hoftun (born 3 March 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Kyrksæterøra, Hoftun started his career at KIL/Hemne before moving to Molde FK in 1992. He went to Rosenborg BK in 1994, where he won 1 ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Magnus Svensson,
Viking FK
Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...
*Striker of the Year:
Rune Lange
Rune Lange (born 24 June 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Lange hails from the city of Tromsø and joined the club Fløya at the age of five. As a 17-year-old, he became top scorer in the 3. ...
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Tromsø IL
Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien.
Tromsø have won the Norwegian Cup twice, in 1986 and 19 ...
*Coach of the Year:
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Henning Berg
Henning Stille Berg (; born 1 September 1969) is a Norwegian football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Cypriot First Division club Pafos FC.
His career lasted from 1988 to 2004, most notably in the Premier League where h ...
,
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Nils Johan Semb, (Manager
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
) and
Jostein Flo
Jostein Flo (born 3 October 1964) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a forward. Usually a centre-forward or striker, he was known for his physical playing style and aerial dominance, and was also capable of playing on the right fla ...
2000s
;2000
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Emille Baron,
Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Defender of the Year:
Erik Hoftun
Erik Hoftun (born 3 March 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
Career
Born in Kyrksæterøra, Hoftun started his career at KIL/Hemne before moving to Molde FK in 1992. He went to Rosenborg BK in 1994, where he won 1 ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Ørjan Berg
Ørjan Berg (born 20 August 1968) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current sporting director of Bodø/Glimt.
Berg retired at the end of the 2006 season, having played for Bodø/Glimt, Wetting ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Striker of the Year:
Thorstein Helstad
Thorstein Helstad (born 28 April 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Helstad was born in Hamar, and started his career in his local club FL Fart where he at age 16 scored two goals against Løt ...
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SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...
*Coach of the Year:
Benny Lennartsson
Benny Lennartsson is a Swedish football coach, former football and bandy player.
He has managed Örebro SK, Lyngby FC and Bristol City among others.
Managerial career Viking
In 1988, Lennartsson signed for Norwegian club Viking FK. He won promo ...
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Viking FK
Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...
*Referee of the Year:
Rune Pedersen,
SK Sprint-Jeløy
Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy is a Norwegian football club from Jeløya in Moss. The club was founded in 1926 when both ''Jeløy IF'' and ''SK Sprint'' was formed. The two clubs merged into Sportsklubben Sprint-Jeløy on 11 October 1940.
The women ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Erik Mykland
Erik Mykland (born 21 July 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was nicknamed ''Myggen'' (mosquito) during his career, as he used to flap his arms and hands like one when celebrating his goals.
A ra ...
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1860 München
*Kniksen's honour award:
Jahn Ivar Jakobsen,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
and
Norway women's national football team
The Norway women's national football team is controlled by the Football Association of Norway. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. The team has had less success since the ...
;2001
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Arni Gautur Arason,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Defender of the Year:
Torgeir Bjarmann
Torgeir Bjarmann (born 24 June 1968) is a former Norway, Norwegian football defender.
Playing career
Bjarmann played for Lillestrøm SK throughout his professional career, except for a short loan period in Football in Austria, Austrian football ...
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Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Ørjan Berg
Ørjan Berg (born 20 August 1968) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current sporting director of Bodø/Glimt.
Berg retired at the end of the 2006 season, having played for Bodø/Glimt, Wetting ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Striker of the Year:
Clayton Zane
Clayton Zane (born 12 July 1977) is an Australian association football coach and former player, who played as a striker.
In the 2001 season, he was the top scorer and awarded the Kniksen award as Striker of the Year in Norway. He earned 14 cap ...
,
Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Coach of the Year:
Arne Erlandsen,
Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Referee of the Year:
Tom Henning Øvrebø
Tom Henning Øvrebø (born 26 June 1966) is a Norwegian former football referee. He has been a UEFA Elite referee, having refereed matches in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Øvrebø has also worked as a qualified psychologist ou ...
,
Nordstrand IF
Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. The club has sections for alpine skiing, association football and handball. It formerly had sections for orienteering, track and field and Nordic skiing. The club colors ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Ørjan Berg
Ørjan Berg (born 20 August 1968) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current sporting director of Bodø/Glimt.
Berg retired at the end of the 2006 season, having played for Bodø/Glimt, Wetting ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Bent Skammelsrud and
Roar Strand
Roar Strand (born 2 February 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, mostly for Rosenborg. Strand was capped 42 times for the Norway national team. He is the player with the fourth-highest number of appe ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
;2002
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Erik Holtan,
Odd Grenland
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric.
Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
*Defender of the Year:
Tommy Berntsen,
FC Lyn Oslo
Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb () is a Norwegian football club and a department of the sports club Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn based in Oslo, whose members also participate in Nordic skiing and orienteering. Until 2010, SFK Lyn had two football departm ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Ørjan Berg
Ørjan Berg (born 20 August 1968) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the current sporting director of Bodø/Glimt.
Berg retired at the end of the 2006 season, having played for Bodø/Glimt, Wetting ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Striker of the Year:
Bengt Sæternes
Bengt Sæternes (born 1 January 1975) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward from 1991 until 2011.
He began his playing career at local clubs Egersund and Eiger, whilst he had spells at Viking, Odd Grenlan ...
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FK Bodø/Glimt
Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt () is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø that currently plays in Eliteserien, the Norwegian top division. The club was founded in 1916 and is frequently referred to by its original club na ...
*Coach of the Year:
Sture Fladmark,
FC Lyn Oslo
Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb () is a Norwegian football club and a department of the sports club Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn based in Oslo, whose members also participate in Nordic skiing and orienteering. Until 2010, SFK Lyn had two football departm ...
*Referee of the Year:
Tom Henning Øvrebø
Tom Henning Øvrebø (born 26 June 1966) is a Norwegian former football referee. He has been a UEFA Elite referee, having refereed matches in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Øvrebø has also worked as a qualified psychologist ou ...
,
Nordstrand IF
Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. The club has sections for alpine skiing, association football and handball. It formerly had sections for orienteering, track and field and Nordic skiing. The club colors ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
André Bergdølmo,
Ajax
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Nils Arne Eggen
Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
;2003
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Espen Johnsen,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Defender of the Year:
Vidar Riseth
Vidar Riseth (born 21 April 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or midfielder. He played for Neset, Rosenborg, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm and Strømsgodset in Norway, and Luton Town, LASK Linz, Celti ...
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Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Martin Andresen
Martin Andresen (born 2 February 1977) is a Norwegian former professional football player and manager, who played as a central midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Andresen was born in Kråkstad. He was a regular on many Norway national yout ...
,
Stabæk
*Striker of the Year:
Harald Martin Brattbakk
Harald Martin Brattbakk (born 1 February 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the all-time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd R ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Øystein Gåre
Øystein Gåre (30 June 1954 – 18 September 2010) was a Norwegian football coach. He is best known to have led FK Bodø/Glimt to silver medals in both the Norwegian Premier League and the Norwegian Football Cup in 2003; for this Gåre receive ...
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FK Bodø/Glimt
Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt () is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø that currently plays in Eliteserien, the Norwegian top division. The club was founded in 1916 and is frequently referred to by its original club na ...
*Referee of the Year:
Tom Henning Øvrebø
Tom Henning Øvrebø (born 26 June 1966) is a Norwegian former football referee. He has been a UEFA Elite referee, having refereed matches in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Øvrebø has also worked as a qualified psychologist ou ...
,
Nordstrand IF
Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. The club has sections for alpine skiing, association football and handball. It formerly had sections for orienteering, track and field and Nordic skiing. The club colors ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
Martin Andresen
Martin Andresen (born 2 February 1977) is a Norwegian former professional football player and manager, who played as a central midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Andresen was born in Kråkstad. He was a regular on many Norway national yout ...
,
Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west. It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the m ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Per Ravn Omdal
Per Ravn Omdal (born 20 August 1947) is a former president of the Football Association of Norway. He's also been the vice president of UEFA since 1996.
Per Ravn Omdal has represented Norwegian football with distinction for a number of years within ...
, President,
Norwegian Football Association
The Norwegian Football Federation ( nb, Norges Fotballforbund, nn, Noregs Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the Norway national football team, men's and Norway ...
;2004
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Ali Al-Habsi
Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi ( ar, علي بن عبد الله بن حارب الحبسي; born 30 December 1981) is an Omani retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Early career
Al-Habsi was born in Oman and star ...
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FC Lyn Oslo
Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb () is a Norwegian football club and a department of the sports club Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn based in Oslo, whose members also participate in Nordic skiing and orienteering. Until 2010, SFK Lyn had two football departm ...
*Defender of the Year:
Erik Hagen
Erik Hagen (born 20 July 1975) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a centre-back in Norway and Russia, as well as for the Norwegian national team, earning 28 caps.
Career Club
During his time with Vålerenga, Hagen received the nic ...
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Vålerenga IF
*Midfielder of the Year:
Ardian Gashi
Ardian Gashi (born 20 June 1981) is a Kosovo, Kosovar retired association football, footballer who played as a midfielder]. Gashi played for Molde FK, Molde, Vålerenga Fotball, Vålerenga, SK Brann, Brann, Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad and Odds ...
,
Vålerenga IF
*Striker of the Year:
Alexander Ødegaard
Alexander Ødegaard (born 13 September 1980) is a Norwegian former footballer. He played four times for the Norwegian national team, scoring one goal, and has played professionally for Sogndal, Rosenborg, Viking and French club Metz.
Career
...
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Sogndal IL
*Coach of the Year:
Ståle Solbakken
Ståle Solbakken (born 27 February 1968) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Norway national team.
During his playing career, Solbakken was named 1995 Norwegian midfielder of the year, and h ...
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Ham-Kam
Hamarkameratene (literally ''the Hamar Comrades''), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig.
HamKam were most recently pr ...
*Referee of the Year:
Terje Hauge
Terje Hauge (born 5 October 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a former Norwegian football referee from the club Olsvik IL.
Career
Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 232 matches in the Tippeligaen. He has been an authorised FIFA re ...
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Olsvik IL
*Kniksen of the Year:
Erik Hagen
Erik Hagen (born 20 July 1975) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a centre-back in Norway and Russia, as well as for the Norwegian national team, earning 28 caps.
Career Club
During his time with Vålerenga, Hagen received the nic ...
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Vålerenga IF
*Kniksen's honour award:
Henning Berg
Henning Stille Berg (; born 1 September 1969) is a Norwegian football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Cypriot First Division club Pafos FC.
His career lasted from 1988 to 2004, most notably in the Premier League where h ...
and
Hege Riise
Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player who is coaching the Norway women's national football team. One of the best footballers of her generation, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Gam ...
;2005
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Arni Gautur Arason,
Vålerenga IF
*Defender of the Year:
Bård Borgersen,
IK Start
Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start ) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The c ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Kristofer Hæstad
Kristofer Krüger Hæstad (born 9 December 1983) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
Hæstad was born in Kristiansand, Agder.
Club career Early career
Hæstad played for the youth teams of Randes ...
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IK Start
Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start ) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The c ...
*Striker of the Year:
Ole Martin Årst
Ole Martin Årst (born 19 July 1974) is a Norwegian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is a former top scorer in both Belgium's and Norway's top leagues.
Club career
Born in Bergen, Årst grew up in Tromsø. He made hi ...
,
Tromsø IL
Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien.
Tromsø have won the Norwegian Cup twice, in 1986 and 19 ...
*Coach of the Year:
Tom Nordlie
Tom Nordlie (born 2 March 1962) is a Norwegian football coach. He has managed several top Norwegian football teams.
Playing career
Nordlie was not a footballer himself, but he did play for the national water polo team.
He has his education from ...
,
IK Start
Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK Start, translates to The sports club Start ) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Kristiansand that currently plays in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. The c ...
*Referee of the Year:
Tom Henning Øvrebø
Tom Henning Øvrebø (born 26 June 1966) is a Norwegian former football referee. He has been a UEFA Elite referee, having refereed matches in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Øvrebø has also worked as a qualified psychologist ou ...
,
Nordstrand IF
Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. The club has sections for alpine skiing, association football and handball. It formerly had sections for orienteering, track and field and Nordic skiing. The club colors ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
John Carew
John Alieu Carew (born 5 September 1979) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped 91 times, scoring 24 goals for the Norway national team.
As of 2023, he has been hired until the end of 2024 at Norw ...
,
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
*Kniksen's honour award: ''Not Awarded''
;2006
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Håkon Opdal,
SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...
*Defender of the Year:
Per Nilsson,
Odd Grenland
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric.
Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Robert Koren
Robert Koren (born 20 September 1980) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Koren earned 61 caps and scored five goals for the Slovenia national team between 2003 and 2011 and played at the 2010 FIFA World C ...
,
Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Striker of the Year:
Steffen Iversen,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Coach of the Year:
Knut Tørum
Knut Kjartan Tørum (born 16 August 1971 in Bergen) is a Norwegian football coach. He's a former manager for Moss FK, leading the team to the Tippeliga play-off's in 2005. He's also a former assistant coach for Stabæk Fotball.
In August 2006, ...
,
Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...
*Referee of the Year:
Tom Henning Øvrebø
Tom Henning Øvrebø (born 26 June 1966) is a Norwegian former football referee. He has been a UEFA Elite referee, having refereed matches in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Øvrebø has also worked as a qualified psychologist ou ...
,
Nordstrand IF
Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway. The club has sections for alpine skiing, association football and handball. It formerly had sections for orienteering, track and field and Nordic skiing. The club colors ...
*Young Player of the Year:
Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke,
FC Lyn Oslo
Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb () is a Norwegian football club and a department of the sports club Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn based in Oslo, whose members also participate in Nordic skiing and orienteering. Until 2010, SFK Lyn had two football departm ...
*1. divisjon Player of the Year:
Mattias Andersson,
Strømsgodset IF
Strømsgodset IF is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Gulskogen in Drammen. It has sections for association football, handball and bandy, but is best known for the top-level football section known as Strømsgodset Toppfotball, which plays in Eli ...
*Kniksen of the Year:
John Arne Riise
John Arne Semundseth Riise (born 24 September 1980) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a left back and a left midfielder. He is currently the manager of Toppserien club Avaldsnes.
With 110 caps, Riise is ...
,
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
*Kniksen's honour award: ''Not Awarded''
;2007
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Håkon Opdal,
SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...
*Defender of the Year:
Frode Kippe,
Lillestrøm SK
Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Alanzinho,
Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west. It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the m ...
*Striker of the Year:
Thorstein Helstad
Thorstein Helstad (born 28 April 1977) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Helstad was born in Hamar, and started his career in his local club FL Fart where he at age 16 scored two goals against Løt ...
,
SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...
*Coach of the Year:
Mons Ivar Mjelde
Mons Ivar Mjelde (born 17 November 1967) is a Norwegian association football, footballer coach and former player who works as head coach for the Norwegian club Øygarden FK, Øygarden.
He is notable for having led SK Brann, Brann to the Norwegia ...
,
SK Brann
Sportsklubben Brann (commonly known as Brann, and less often as SK Brann) is a Norwegian professional football club, founded 26 September 1908, from Bergen. Brann had been in the Eliteserien, Norway's Premier Division of Football, since 1987, bar ...
*Referee of the Year:
Terje Hauge
Terje Hauge (born 5 October 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a former Norwegian football referee from the club Olsvik IL.
Career
Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 232 matches in the Tippeligaen. He has been an authorised FIFA re ...
,
Olsvik IL
*Kniksen of the Year:
John Carew
John Alieu Carew (born 5 September 1979) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped 91 times, scoring 24 goals for the Norway national team.
As of 2023, he has been hired until the end of 2024 at Norw ...
,
Aston Villa
Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær (; born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward who last managed Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Solskjær spent the majority of his car ...
,
Manchester United
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
;2008
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Eddie Gustafsson
Douglas Edward Alexander "Eddie" Gustafsson McIntosh (born 31 January 1977) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Starting off his career with IFK Stockholm in 1993, he went on to play professionally in Norway f ...
,
FC Lyn Oslo
Lyn 1896 Fotballklubb () is a Norwegian football club and a department of the sports club Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn based in Oslo, whose members also participate in Nordic skiing and orienteering. Until 2010, SFK Lyn had two football departm ...
*Defender of the Year:
Morten Morisbak Skjønsberg,
Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west. It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the m ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Alanzinho,
Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west. It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the m ...
*Striker of the Year:
Daniel Nannskog
Daniel Paul Gustav Nannskog (born 22 May 1974) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker for Högaborg, Malmö FF, Djurgården, Assyriska, Sylvia, Landskrona BoIS, Sichuan Guancheng and Stabæk IF, as well as for ...
,
Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west. It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the m ...
*Coach of the Year:
Jan Jönsson
Jan Jönsson (born 24 May 1960) is a Swedish football manager and former player.
Career
Playing career
He spent most of his playing career with Halmstads BK.
Coaching career
Between 1993 and 1994 he was the Sanfrecce Hiroshima assistant coa ...
,
Stabæk & Geir Nordby,
Røa IL
Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy, and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy, and Nordic skiing have been do ...
*Referee of the Year:
Espen Berntsen,
Vang
*Kniksen of the Year:
John Carew
John Alieu Carew (born 5 September 1979) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was capped 91 times, scoring 24 goals for the Norway national team.
As of 2023, he has been hired until the end of 2024 at Norw ...
,
Aston Villa
Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Ronny Johnsen
Jean Ronny Johnsen (born 10 June 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.
Johnsen played club football in Norway, Turkey, and England for Sem, Stokke, Eik-Tønsberg, Lyn, Lillestrøm, Beşik ...
;2009
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Jon Knudsen
Jon Knudsen (born 20 November 1974) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is from August 2022, the goalkeeping coach for the Norway women's national team.
Knudsen spent most of his playing career with Stabæk, where h ...
,
Stabæk
*Defender of the Year:
Knut Olav Rindarøy
Knut Olav Rindarøy (born 17 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played for Molde, Deportivo La Coruña and the Norwegian National Team.
Club career
Rindarøy began his career with Molde FK in 2003 and appeared in over 200 leagu ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Makhtar Thioune
Makhtar Thioune (born 5 August 1984) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Træff. He has previously played for Sarpsborg 08, Molde and Viking, among others, in Norway, Karlsruher SC in Germany and Şanlıurfasp ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
*Striker of the Year:
Rade Prica
Rade Stanislav Prica (born 30 June 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the only player who has won league championships in the three Scandinavian countries – Sweden, Denmark and Norway. He also play ...
,
Rosenborg
*Coach of the Year:
Kjell Jonevret
Kjell Jonevret (born 28 June 1962) is a Swedish football coach and a former player.
Managerial career
Jonevret managed Djurgårdens IF between 2004 and 2006. During his time in Djurgården, he led his team to the double, winning both the Allsv ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
*Referee of the Year:
Kristoffer Helgerud,
Lier
*Kniksen of the Year:
Brede Hangeland
Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born 20 June 1981) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
He began his career with Viking, where he won the Norwegian Cup in 2001. In 2006, he moved to Copenhagen, and went on to ...
,
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Karen Espelund
Karen Espelund (born 1 February 1961 in Trondheim, Norway) is a former Norwegian football player and a former football official.
Espelund started her football career at the SK Trondheims-Ørn and played 300 matches between 1976 and 1985. In 1981 a ...
, former Secretary-General of the
Norwegian Football Association
The Norwegian Football Federation ( nb, Norges Fotballforbund, nn, Noregs Fotballforbund; NFF) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Norway. It was formed in 1902 and organises the Norway national football team, men's and Norway ...
2010s
;2010
*Goalkeeper of the Year:
Anders Lindegaard
Anders Rozenkrantz Lindegaard (; born 13 April 1984) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has earned five caps for the Denmark national team.
Lindegaard began his career with his hometown club, Odense Boldkl ...
,
Aalesund
*Defender of the Year:
Tom Høgli
Tom Høgli (born 24 February 1984) is a Norwegian former professional football defender who last played for Eliteserien side Tromsø.
Club career Bodø/Glimt
Høgli played several seasons for Bodø/Glimt, whom he joined from ''Skånland og Ome ...
,
Tromsø
Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø.
Tromsø lies ...
*Midfielder of the Year:
Anthony Annan
Anthony Gildas Kofi Annan (born 21 July 1986) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career Playing in Ghana
Born in Accra, Anthony Annan began playing football with a local colts Super Rainbow Stars in Cape Coast ...
,
Rosenborg
*Striker of the Year:
Mohammed Abdellaoue
Mohammed "Moa" Abdellaoue ( ar, محمد عبد اللاوي; born 23 October 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a forward. He started his career with Skeid and Vålerenga before moving to Germany where he played for Hannover ...
,
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
*Coach of the Year:
Jostein Grindhaug,
Haugesund
Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...
*Referee of the Year:
Svein Oddvar Moen
Svein Oddvar Moen (born 22 January 1979) is a Norwegian football referee. He took up refereeing in 1995, and made his debut in the Eliteserien in 2003. He represents SK Haugar.
Career
He was selected to officiate the final of the 2011 FIFA U-1 ...
,
Haugar
*Kniksen of the Year:
Anthony Annan
Anthony Gildas Kofi Annan (born 21 July 1986) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career Playing in Ghana
Born in Accra, Anthony Annan began playing football with a local colts Super Rainbow Stars in Cape Coast ...
,
Rosenborg,
Lisa-Marie Woods
Lisa-Marie Woods (born 23 May 1984) is a Norwegian retired professional football midfielder and current assistant coach at Creighton University. She last played at Asheville City SC of the Women's Premier Soccer League as a forward. She has pr ...
,
Stabæk
*Kniksen's honour award:
Terje Hauge
Terje Hauge (born 5 October 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a former Norwegian football referee from the club Olsvik IL.
Career
Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 232 matches in the Tippeligaen. He has been an authorised FIFA re ...
,
Olsvik IL
;2011
* Goalkeeper of the Year:
Espen Bugge Pettersen,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Defender of the Year:
Even Hovland
Even Hovland (born 14 February 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Allsvenskan club BK Häcken and the Norway national team.
Club career
In his youth, Hovland played for the local clubs Vadheim IL and IL ...
,
Sogndal
Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages i ...
* Midfielder of the Year:
Michael Barrantes
Michael Barrantes Rojas (; born 4 October 1983) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Cartaginés.
On 6 November 2011, he scored two goals for Aalesund in the 2011 Norwegian Cup Final, in a 2–1 w ...
,
Aalesund
* Striker of the Year:
Nikola Djurdjic,
Haugesund
Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...
* Coach of the Year:
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær (; born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward who last managed Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Solskjær spent the majority of his car ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Referee of the Year:
Svein Oddvar Moen
Svein Oddvar Moen (born 22 January 1979) is a Norwegian football referee. He took up refereeing in 1995, and made his debut in the Eliteserien in 2003. He represents SK Haugar.
Career
He was selected to officiate the final of the 2011 FIFA U-1 ...
,
Haugar
* Kniksen of the Year:
Mohammed Abdellaoue
Mohammed "Moa" Abdellaoue ( ar, محمد عبد اللاوي; born 23 October 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a forward. He started his career with Skeid and Vålerenga before moving to Germany where he played for Hannover ...
,
Hannover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German States of Germany, state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germa ...
* Kniksen's honour award:
Sigurd Rushfeldt
Sigurd Rushfeldt (born 11 December 1972) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who works as an assistant coach for Tromsø. During his playing career, he played for Tromsø, Birmingham City, Rosenborg, Racing de Santander, and Austri ...
,
Tromsø
Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø.
Tromsø lies ...
;2012
* Goalkeeper of the Year:
Kenneth Udjus,
Sogndal
Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages i ...
* Defender of the Year:
Vegard Forren
Vegard Valgermo Forren (born 16 February 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for KÍ Klaksvík. He was capped over 30 times for the Norway national team.
Born in Kyrksæterøra, Forren was originally a yo ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Midfielder of the Year:
Magnus Wolff Eikrem
Magnus Wolff Eikrem (born 8 August 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Molde FK in Eliteserien. His regular playing position is in attacking midfield, though he can play anywhere across the midfield.
Career Early years
Bor ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Striker of the Year:
Alexander Søderlund,
Haugesund
Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...
* Coach of the Year:
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Ole Gunnar Solskjær (; born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward who last managed Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Solskjær spent the majority of his car ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Referee of the Year:
Svein Oddvar Moen
Svein Oddvar Moen (born 22 January 1979) is a Norwegian football referee. He took up refereeing in 1995, and made his debut in the Eliteserien in 2003. He represents SK Haugar.
Career
He was selected to officiate the final of the 2011 FIFA U-1 ...
,
Haugar
* Kniksen of the Year:
Brede Hangeland
Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born 20 June 1981) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
He began his career with Viking, where he won the Norwegian Cup in 2001. In 2006, he moved to Copenhagen, and went on to ...
,
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Nils Skutle Nils Skutle (born August 16, 1953, in Odda) was the director of the Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK
Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional association football, football club fro ...
,
Rosenborg
;2013
* Goalkeeper of the Year:
Adam Larsen Kwarasey
Adambathia Larsen "Adam" Kwarasey (born 12 December 1987) is a retired professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in Norway, Kwarasey represents Ghana at international level.
Early and personal life
Kwarasey was born in Oslo, Norwa ...
,
Strømsgodset
* Defender of the Year:
Lars Christopher Vilsvik,
Strømsgodset
* Midfielder of the Year:
Stefan Johansen,
Strømsgodset
* Striker of the Year:
Frode Johnsen
Frode Johnsen (born 17 March 1974) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played for Odd and Rosenborg in the Tippeligaen and for Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. He played in several positions, but was preferred as a ...
,
Odd
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric.
Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
* Coach of the Year:
Ronny Deila
Ronny Deila (born 21 September 1975) is a Norwegian football manager and former player, who is the manager of Standard Liège.
He spent most of his playing career at Odd before becoming head coach at Strømsgodset, winning the Norwegian Cup in ...
,
Strømsgodset
* 1. divisjon Player of the Year:
Badou
Badou is a town in western Togo near the Ghanaian border, in Plateaux Region. Its main industries are cocoa- and coffee
Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a ...
,
Bodø/Glimt
*Kniksen's honour award: ''Not Awarded''
;2014
* Goalkeeper of the Year:
Ørjan Nyland
Ørjan Håskjold Nyland (born 10 September 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Norway national team.
He has previously played for Hødd and was the man of the match in ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Defender of the Year:
Martin Linnes
Martin Linnes (born 20 September 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Norwegian club Molde. A versatile player, he also played as a left-back, central midfielder, right midfielder and right winger.
Club ca ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Midfielder of the Year:
Jone Samuelsen,
Odd
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric.
Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
* Striker of the Year:
Vidar Örn Kjartansson,
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
* Coach of the Year:
Tor Ole Skullerud
Tor Ole Skullerud (born 10 December 1970) is a Norwegian football manager and former player.
Club career
Skullerud was born Kongsvinger, Norway. He played for hometown club Kongsvinger IL, before turning out for Ready, Frigg, Grue IL, and Ull ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Young Player of the Year:
Martin Ødegaard
Martin Ødegaard (born 17 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Norway national team.
Ødegaard began his senior club career at age 15 in 2014, playing for Str ...
,
Strømsgodset
* Player of the Year:
Jone Samuelsen,
Odd
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric.
Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
*Kniksen's honour award:
Boye Skistad
;2015
* Goalkeeper of the Year:
Ørjan Nyland
Ørjan Håskjold Nyland (born 10 September 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Norway national team.
He has previously played for Hødd and was the man of the match in ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
* Defender of the Year:
Jonas Svensson,
Rosenborg
* Midfielder of the Year:
Ole Selnæs,
Rosenborg
* Striker of the Year:
Alexander Søderlund,
Rosenborg
* Coach of the Year:
Bob Bradley
Robert Frank Bradley (born March 3, 1958) is an American soccer coach who is the head coach and sporting director of Toronto FC.
A native of New Jersey and graduate of Princeton University, Bradley coached in the American college game and Maj ...
,
Stabæk
* Young Player of the Year:
Iver Fossum,
Strømsgodset
* Player of the Year:
Ole Selnæs,
Rosenborg
*Kniksen's honour award:
Frode Johnsen
Frode Johnsen (born 17 March 1974) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played for Odd and Rosenborg in the Tippeligaen and for Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. He played in several positions, but was preferred as a ...
,
Odd
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric.
Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
;2016
* Goalkeeper of the Year:
Piotr Leciejewski
Piotr Leciejewski (; born 23 March 1985) is a Polish professional football who plays as a goalkeeper for MKP Wołów.
Career
Leciejewski impressed instantly with his explosive reflexes, and was one of Sogndal's best players when he arrived. In ...
,
Brann
* Defender of the Year:
Jonas Svensson,
Rosenborg
* Midfielder of the Year:
Mike Jensen,
Rosenborg
* Striker of the Year:
Christian Gytkjær,
Rosenborg
* Coach of the Year:
Lars Arne Nilsen,
Brann
* Young Player of the Year:
Sander Berge
Sander Gard Bolin Berge (born 14 February 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Sheffield United and the Norway national team. Berge is a product of Asker's youth academy.
Club career Early career
Berge ...
,
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
* Player of the Year:
Mike Jensen,
Rosenborg
*Kniksen's honour award:
Daniel Berg Hestad
Daniel Berg Hestad (born 30 July 1975) is a Norwegian football manager and a former player, who played as a central midfielder, most notably for Molde. He is the manager of Molde 2 and the Under-19 squad of Molde. With 666 official appearances, ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
;2017
*Kniksen's honour award:
Åge Hareide
Åge Fridtjof Hareide (born 23 September 1953) is a Norwegian football manager and player, currently managing Malmö FF as the interim manager. In his playing career, he played for Hødd and Molde in Norway as well as Manchester City and Norwich ...
;2018
*Kniksen's honour award:
Kjetil Rekdal
Kjetil André Rekdal (born 6 November 1968) is a Norwegian football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Eliteserien club Rosenborg.
Rekdal began his playing career in Molde FK, playing afterwards for clubs in the Bundesliga, Lig ...
;2019
*Kniksen's honour award:
Bjarne Berntsen
Bjarne Berntsen (born 21 December 1956) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is the elder brother of fellow football coach Alf Ingve Berntsen.
Playing career
Bjarne Berntsen began his football career at local club Figgjo IL. He ...
,
Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
and
Ingrid Hjelmseth,
Stabæk
2020s
;2020
*Kniksen's honour award:
Erling Haaland
Erling Braut Haaland (; born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his speed, stre ...
,
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...
Other awards
This is a list of awards awarded in connection with the Kniksen awards, but not considered official Kniksen awards:
Gullballen
* 2014:
Stefan Johansen,
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
* 2015:
Ada Hegerberg
Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Norway national team.
Hegerberg has represented Norway at the youth international l ...
,
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
* 2016:
Ada Hegerberg
Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Norway national team.
Hegerberg has represented Norway at the youth international l ...
,
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
* 2017:
Joshua King,
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
From 2018, the Gullballen has been awarded to both a male and a female footballer.
Men
* 2018:
Rune Jarstein
Rune Almenning Jarstein (born 29 September 1984) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Norway national team.
Club career Early career
Jarstein was born in Porsgrunn. He started ...
,
Hertha BSC
Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...
* 2019:
Martin Ødegaard
Martin Ødegaard (born 17 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Norway national team.
Ødegaard began his senior club career at age 15 in 2014, playing for Str ...
,
SBV Vitesse
SBV Vitesse Arnhem (''Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse Arnhem''), widely known as Vitesse () or internationally as well Vitesse Arnhem, is a Dutch professional association football, football club located in the municipality of Arnhem. Establish ...
/
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
* 2020:
Erling Haaland
Erling Braut Haaland (; born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his speed, stre ...
,
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...
Women
* 2018:
Ada Hegerberg
Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Norway national team.
Hegerberg has represented Norway at the youth international l ...
,
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
* 2019:
Caroline Graham Hansen
Caroline Graham Hansen (born 18 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Norway women's national team.
Hansen started out her professional career playing in the ...
,
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...
/
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
* 2020:
Caroline Graham Hansen
Caroline Graham Hansen (born 18 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Norway women's national team.
Hansen started out her professional career playing in the ...
,
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
Eliteserien
Player of the Year
* 2017:
Tore Reginiussen,
Rosenborg
* 2018:
André Hansen,
Rosenborg
* 2019:
Håkon Evjen,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2020:
Philip Zinckernagel,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2021:
Patrick Berg,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2022:
Hugo Vetlesen,
Bodø/Glimt
Goal of the Year
* 2007:
Fredrik Gulsvik,
Odd
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric.
Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
(against
Lyn)
* 2017:
Nicklas Bendtner
Nicklas Bendtner (; born 16 January 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. His preferred position was centre-forward, but he has also played on the right side of attack, and occasionally on the left. A large, ...
,
Rosenborg (against
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
)
* 2018:
Jon-Helge Tveita
Jon-Helge Ødegård Tveita (born 22 October 1992) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a right-back for IK Start. He has previously played for Forus og Gausel, Stavanger IF, Viking, Bryne, Sarpsborg 08 and Brann. He made his Eliteserien debu ...
,
Sarpsborg 08
Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...
(against
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
)
* 2019:
Ola Brynhildsen,
Stabæk (against
Rosenborg)
Breakthrough of the Year
* 2017:
Krépin Diatta
Krépin Diatta (born 25 February 1999) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Senegal national team.
Club career Sarpsborg 08
On 26 February 2017, Diatta signed a four-year contract wit ...
,
Sarpsborg 08
Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...
* 2018:
Erling Haaland
Erling Braut Haaland (; born 21 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Manchester City and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his speed, stre ...
,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
Young Player of the Year
* 2019:
Håkon Evjen,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2020:
Jens Petter Hauge,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2021:
Mads Hedenstad Christiansen,
Lillestrøm
Lillestrøm is a municipality in Viken county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger be ...
* 2022:
Sivert Mannsverk,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
Coach of the Year
* 2017:
Kåre Ingebrigtsen,
Rosenborg
* 2018:
Svein Maalen,
Ranheim
Ranheim is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen. The neighbourhood approximately to the east of the centre of Trondheim. It comprises Olderdalen, Væretrøa, Reppe, and ...
* 2019:
Kjetil Knutsen
Kjetil Knutsen (born 2 October 1968) is a Norwegian association football, football coach who manages FK Bodø/Glimt in Eliteserien.
Career
Knutsen started his manager career at fifth tier club TIL Hovding in 1995, initially as a junior coach, th ...
,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2020:
Kjetil Knutsen
Kjetil Knutsen (born 2 October 1968) is a Norwegian association football, football coach who manages FK Bodø/Glimt in Eliteserien.
Career
Knutsen started his manager career at fifth tier club TIL Hovding in 1995, initially as a junior coach, th ...
,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2021:
Kjetil Knutsen
Kjetil Knutsen (born 2 October 1968) is a Norwegian association football, football coach who manages FK Bodø/Glimt in Eliteserien.
Career
Knutsen started his manager career at fifth tier club TIL Hovding in 1995, initially as a junior coach, th ...
,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2022:
Erling Moe,
Molde
Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord.
The administrative centre of the m ...
Toppserien
Player of the Year
* 2010:
Lisa-Marie Woods
Lisa-Marie Woods (born 23 May 1984) is a Norwegian retired professional football midfielder and current assistant coach at Creighton University. She last played at Asheville City SC of the Women's Premier Soccer League as a forward. She has pr ...
,
Stabæk Kvinner
* 2018:
Guro Reiten
Guro Reiten (born 26 July 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Chelsea and the Norway national team. Before joining Chelsea in 2019, she played in Norway for Sunndal, Kattem, Trondheims-Ørn, and ...
,
LSK Kvinner
* 2019:
Sherida Spitse,
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
* 2020:
Ingibjörg Sigurdardóttir,
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
Goal of the Year
* 2018:
Guro Reiten
Guro Reiten (born 26 July 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Chelsea and the Norway national team. Before joining Chelsea in 2019, she played in Norway for Sunndal, Kattem, Trondheims-Ørn, and ...
,
LSK Kvinner (against
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
)
* 2019:
Karina Sævik,
Kolbotn
Kolbotn is an urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn has several elementary schools, four middle schools and a high school. Town is loca ...
(against
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. The village was an ancient ...
)
* 2020:
Elin Sørum,
Rosenborg (against
Lyn)
Breakthrough of the Year
* 2018:
Emilie Nautnes
Emilie Nautnes (born 13 January 1999) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Rosenborg and the Norway women's national football team.
She was selected to the team representing Norway at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2019 FIFA Women ...
,
Arna-Bjørnar
Arna-Bjørnar Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Arna, Bergen.
It was founded in late 2000 as a merger between the football branches from ''IL Bjørnar'' and ''Arna T&IL'', and replaced Bjørnar IL in the league system from 2001. The w ...
* 2020:
Elin Sørum,
Rosenborg
Young Player of the Year
* 2019:
Julie Blakstad
Julie Blakstad (born 27 August 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hammarby Fotboll (women), Hammarby IF and the Norway women's national football team, Norway national team.
Club career
She is originally ...
,
Fart
Flatulence, in humans, is the expulsion of gas from the Gastrointestinal tract, intestines via the anus, commonly referred to as farting. "Flatus" is the medical word for gas generated in the stomach or bowels. A proportion of intestinal gas m ...
Coach of the Year
* 2018:
Hege Riise
Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player who is coaching the Norway women's national football team. One of the best footballers of her generation, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Gam ...
,
LSK Kvinner
* 2019:
Hege Riise
Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield player who is coaching the Norway women's national football team. One of the best footballers of her generation, she won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Gam ...
,
LSK Kvinner
* 2020: Steinar Lein,
Rosenborg
1. divisjon
Player of the Year
* 2006:
Mattias Andersson,
Strømsgodset
* 2013:
Papa Alioune Ndiaye
Papa Alioune N'Diaye known as Badou Ndiaye ( IPA: ; born 27 October 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adana Demirspor.
Badou began his career with Diambars in his native Senegal before moving to Norweg ...
,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2017:
Kristian Fardal Opseth
Kristian Fardal Opseth (born 6 January 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Sarpsborg 08 in the Eliteserien.
Career
Opseth started his career with Kaupanger before joining Førde.
He joined Sogndal in 2014, and made his ...
,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2018:
Johnny Furdal,
Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
* 2019:
Niklas Castro,
Aalesund
* 2020:
Sivert Mannsverk,
Sogndal
Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages i ...
Breakthrough of the Year
* 2018:
Kristian Thorstvedt
Kristian Thorstvedt (born 13 March 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Norway national team.
Career Early career
On 1 February 2018, Thorstvedt signed a one and a ...
,
Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
* 2019:
Anton Kralj,
Sandefjord
Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...
* 2020:
Henrik Udahl,
Åsane
Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre.
Åsane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on t ...
Coach of the Year
* 2017:
Aasmund Bjørkan,
Bodø/Glimt
* 2018:
Steffen Landro,
Nest-Sotra
* 2019:
Lars Bohinen
Lars Roar Bohinen (born 8 September 1969) is a Norwegian football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a midfielder from 1986 until 2005, notably playing in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers a ...
,
Aalesund
* 2020:
Morten Røssland
Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
*Morten Abel, Norwegian singer
*Morten Andersen, Dan ...
,
Åsane
Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre.
Åsane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on t ...
See also
*
Gullballen
Gullballen (English language, English: ''the Golden Ball'') is a Norway, Norwegian Association football, football award given by the Norwegian Football Federation to the best male and female Norwegian footballers each year. The award replaced Knik ...
* NTF football awards
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kniksen Award
Association football trophies and awards
Eliteserien
Awards established in 1990
1990 establishments in Norway
Norwegian sports trophies and awards
Annual events in Norway