Magne Hoseth (born Magne Hoset on 13 October 1980) is a

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football coach and former

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who played for Averøykameratene, Molde (two times),

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, Aalesund, Stabæk,

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and

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. On 21. November 2022 he was presented as manager of Faroese Champions KÍ - Klaksvík, leaving the job as assistant coach in

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club Kristiansund BK. As a footballer, Hoseth won a total of 6 trophies, featuring 4 Tippeligaen titles, one

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title and one

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title. From his debut in 2001, he has played 22 matches for the Norway national football team.

Career

Early career

Hoseth started his career in his local club IL Averøykameratene. In 1999 was he signed by Molde.

Molde

In his first season for the club from

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he performed well both in the

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and in the Champions League. His breakthrough came when he came in as a substitute and scored two goals against

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in the

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2nd qualifying round, second leg. He was also a regular in the Norwegian youth national team.

Copenhagen

In the summer of 2004 Hoseth was transferred to the

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team F.C. Copenhagen. He was very popular in Copenhagen, and was named 2004 player of the year at the club, despite playing only four months that calendar year. Because of his homesickness he wanted to go back to Norway and left the club in 2005.

Vålerenga

In June 2005 he was signed by Vålerenga from

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. He won the

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while at the club.

Second spell at Molde

In July 2006 he returned to his old club Molde. Despite the team was relegated to 1. divisjon, Hoseth chose to stay in Molde. He became Tippeligaen champion in 2011, 2012 and 2014. With the club, Hoseth won the

in 2013 after scoring defining goals both in the semifinal against

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and later in the final against Molde's main rivals Rosenborg. Hoseth scored Molde's 3–2 goal in the

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which ended 4–2. Hoseth made a total of 364 appearances for Molde, the third-highest number of appearances by any player for the club. With 84 top division goals, Hoseth is Molde's all-time top scorer in Eliteserien.

Later career

On 30 July 2014, Hoseth moved to Stabæk, signing a contract for the remainder of the

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season. After short stays with

and Aalesund through the 2015 season, Hoseth signed a 2-year contract with 2. divisjon side

before 2016. On 16 August 2017 he signed a contract with Kristiansund BK. In the club's first ever season in the top flight, Hoseth helped them stay up and finish seventh on the

table. On 10 January Hoseth announced his retirement on Twitter.

International career

Hoseth made a total of 37 appearances and scored eleven goals for Norway at youth international level. Hoseth made his senior debut for

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on 25 April 2001, as a half-time substitute for

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in a 2–1 home friendly win over

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. His only goal came on his 5th cap, on 24 January 2004, in a 3–1 win over Honduras in

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. His 22nd and last cap was on 25 September 2009, a 1–1 draw with

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in World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

Club

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International

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Honours

;Copenhagen *

: 2004–05 ;Vålerenga *

: 2005 ;Molde *

: 2011,

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International goals

References

External links

Player profile on official club website

National Caps
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