Thomas Eftedal
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1978 | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Flint | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Flint | ||
| 1998–2000 | Eik-Tønsberg | 67 | (6) |
| 2001–2007 | Sandefjord | 99 | (5) |
| 2007 | → Hønefoss (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | FK Tønsberg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Eftedal (born 5 May 1978) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Spending his career in Vestfold clubs, he reached Eliteserien with Sandefjord.
Career
He started his youth career in IL Flint. Together with Flint teammate Petter Furuseth Olsen, he was selected for the pre-national team training camp in Porsgrunn, which would assess players for the Norway U15 and U16 national teams.[2] (also one year prior) He made his debut in the first round of the 1998 Norwegian Football Cup.[3] After the 2000 season, he decided to leave Eik. The team were relegated to the 2001 2. divisjon, and he had a "relegation release clause" in his contract. He first discussed a transfer to IK Start, then went on trials at Sogndal IL.[4][5] In the end he joined Sandefjord Fotball, where he was a mainstay during the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons.[6] Eventually in Sandefjord, Eftedal was plagued by injury problems. In the suummer of 2004, he underwent surgery for Haglund's syndrome, a heel injury. The injury would cause him to adjust his movements, and therefore sustain stress injury to the areas around the heel, for instance the achilles tendon. [7] [8] The club was not satisfied with the players who tried to replace Eftedal on right back, and in December 2004, his contract was prolonged for two more years.[9] From 2005, however, he was sidelined for a year. He made his comeback in May 2006, starting out on Sandefjord's B team in the Third DIvision.[10] He made his debut in the Eliteserien as a substitute against Brann in May 2007.[11] His first start in Eliteserien came in July 2007 against Lillestrøm, in a winger position. The match was over before the first quarter had passed, when Eftedal injured his knee in a duel.[12] He was not able to win a starting place in Sandefjord, and in the fall of 2007 he was sent on loan to Hønefoss BK. Here, he scored the winning goal against Raufoss, but the next week he botched a back pass against Løv-Ham which contributed to a loss.[13][14] All in all, the loan was a success, and he also scored in the penultimate match of the season, which helped Hønefoss achieve their goal, to survive in the 2007 1. divisjon.[15] After the 2007 season, his contract in Sandefjord expired. Eftedal tried orchestrating a transfer abroad, and went on trial at Southend. He played against the Chelsea Reserves. Since his girlfriend studied medicine in Poznań, he also trained with Warta Poznań.[16] When that was fruitless, he signed for FK Tønsberg. The club was a successor of Eik-Tønsberg through a merger. He had trained with that club during the post-season.[17]
Playing style
Eventually, he was used as a back, mostly right back, with offensive capabilities that made him move into the winger territory. This was helped by good stamina.[10] In his early career, he was criticized for leaving too much defensive room during his offensive raids, and was played as a forward.[18] He was nicknamed "Effi".[10]
References
- ↑ Thomas Eftedal at Soccerway
- ↑ Grennæs, Per Abraham (24 June 1994). "Trippel Flint på talentleir". Tønsbergs Blad (in norsk). p. 15.
- ↑ Syrstad, Sven-Erik (23 April 1998). "Kristians hattrick sendte Eik viderere". Tønsbergs Blad (in norsk). p. 21.
- ↑ Edvardsen, John Arne (20 December 2000). "Ny Start for Thomas Eftedal?". Tønsbergs Blad (in norsk). p. 18.
- ↑ Edvardsen, John Arne (9 January 2001). "Eftedal må tilbake til Sogndal". Tønsbergs Blad (in norsk). p. 15.
- ↑ Thomas Eftedal at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Hem, Tom-Erling (22 June 2004). "Spiller for halv maskin". Sandefjords Blad (in norsk). pp. 18–19.
- ↑ Limkjær, Aleksander (17 July 2004). "Er kvitt smertene". Tønsbergs Blad (in norsk). p. 14.
- ↑ Saastad, Ann Kristin (22 December 2004). "Thomas tar to år til i SF". Sandefjords Blad (in norsk). pp. 18–19.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Børve, Oddvar (30 May 2006). "Endelig tilbake i spill". Sandefjords Blad (in norsk). p. 35.
- ↑ Glesnes, Gjermund (14 May 2007). "Effi bitter etter comebacket". Sandefjords Blad (in norsk). p. 17.
- ↑ Øie, Sigurd (2 July 2007). "Ulykkesfuglen Thomas Eftedal". Sandefjords Blad (in norsk). p. 17.
- ↑ Tvervaag, Arne (3 September 2007). "- Takk, Thomas". Ringerikes Blad (in norsk). p. 12.
- ↑ Rudstaden, Ole Martin (10 September 2007). "Fra helt til syndebukk". Ringerikes Blad (in norsk). pp. 12–13.
- ↑ Tvervaag, Arne (29 October 2007). "Full jubel for ny kontrakt". Ringerikes Blad (in norsk). pp. 12–13.
- ↑ Lindqvist, Reidar (4 December 2007). "Eftedal mot Chelsea". Tønsbergs Blad (in norsk). pp. 22–23.
- ↑ Børve, Oddvar (4 February 2008). "Thomas Eftedal til FK Tønsberg". Sandefjords Blad (in norsk). p. 14.
- ↑ Thorkildsen, Joakim (18 July 2000). "Thomas tror på cup-triumf". Tønsbergs Blad (in norsk). p. 15.