Espen Hoff
Espen Hoff ( born November 20, 1981 in Larvik) is a Norwegian football player. The offensive player who made his debut in the Norwegian national team in 2005, was 2000 Norwegian Cup winner and has played over 200 games in the Norwegian professional football.
Career
Hoff played in the Youth for Sporty IL and Larvik Turn. In 1999, he joined Odd Grenland. In the team that moved in the middle of the Tippeligaen, he established himself as a regular player. In 2000 he succeeded with the club winning the Norwegian national cup. In the league, he was marked by constancy and reached the age of 21 years, the limit of one hundred top flight - as to date the youngest player in the history of the league. Ultimately, he recommended in 2005 for the national team and was the meeting with the national team of Bahrain for his debut in the National Jersey.
As a new international Hoff made the competition attracted attention and moved in April 2006 to FC Lyn Oslo. To kick off his first season at his new club he was initially only as a substitute for use, but could settle over the season as a regular force in the team. With the club he also appeared on the international stage, as the team in the first round of the UEFA Cup 2006/ 07 met Flora Tallinn. In two games, he was deployed, but could not prevent the team after a 1-1 draw - and a 0-0 draw against the Estonian team on away goals in the first round was eliminated from the competition.
On the side of Chinedu Obasi Hoff was also in the following season on the permanent employees of the club and led after the end of the season with six goals this season, the Association's internal scorer list. This feat he also achieved in the 2008, as he was able to achieve ten of the 38 goals this season the club. Not least because of this accuracy it was each named for the seasons 2007 and 2008 from the Fangruppierung bastions player of the year.
Already in the summer of 2008, Hoff was his move to Premier League rivals Stabæk IF, which ultimately became Norwegian champion, after the season known. At the club from Bærum, whose leaders praised his versatility, he signed a three-year contract. His competitive debut for the new club with which he received the shirt number 8, he gave on March 8, 2009 as part of the game by the Norwegian Supercup, the goals from Daniel Nannskog, Daigo Kobayashi and Pálmi Rafn Pálmason with a goal from Mohammed Abdellaoue was recovered in the domestic Telenor Arena with a 3-1 win against Vålerenga IF.
Achievements
- Norwegian Cup: 2000
- Norwegian Super Cup: 2009