Counting down to the anniversary, a portrait of a special PSV player appears every day in the Eindhovens Dagblad. Today: Hallvar Thoresen. Read his portrait in PSV's 'Gallery of Honor' here. If you scan the paper newspaper with Layar, the photo comes to life via a clip from PSV TV, which of course you can also watch here on PSV.nl.
Because few scouts go to Norwegian football at the time, Hallvar Thoresen and a football friend take the plunge. They apply to FC Twente and are welcomed to the Netherlands. Thoresen plays there for five years. Hallvar Thoresen's father himself plays for years as an international for the Norwegian national team. The young adventurer Hallvar also sees such an existence. In Larvik, a small fishing town in southern Norway, he doesn't get anywhere. The fast striker, with a good left leg, falls into the good graces of Twente coach Spitz Kohn.
Great impression
After five seasons in Enschede, Thoresen comes to PSV. He made a big impression when, shortly before, the Norwegians won 2-1 against England. Thoresen scored the winning goal. In total he played fifty times for the national team.
Dangerous pairing with Koolhof
At PSV, Thoresen forms a dangerous pair with Jurrie Koolhof for a period. He also plays in the striker together with Ruud Geels. During that time, the system changed from playing with three to two strikers. Thoresen feels very much at home in this system and scores in rapid succession. He became PSV's three-time champion, won the KNVB Cup and the European Cup I, although he was outplayed that season by Hans Gillhaus due to injury.
| <font color="#ff0000"><b>Passport</b></font color> | |
| <b>Geboortedatum</b> | April 12, 1957 |
| <b>Geboorteplaats</b> | Larvik |
| <b>Nationaliteit</b> | Norwegian |
| <b>Position</b> | Attacker |
| <b>At PSV</b> | from 1981 through 1988 |
| <b>Number of league games</b>. | 179 |
| <b>Number of league goals</b> | 106 |