HÃ¥vard Nordtveit
Håvard Nordtveit (2012 )
Håvard Nordtveit ( born June 21, 1990 in Vats ) is a Norwegian football player. Since 1 January 2011, he plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Club career
Footballing beginnings
Nordtveit began his career in the youth of his home club SK Vats. Later, he moved for a short time for something bigger Skjold IL. There he was discovered at a youth tournament from FK Haugesund and contracted. After only one year in the youth of the force as a talented 16 -year-old Haugesund debuted in the Adecco Ligaen. At the same time the appointment was made in the Norwegian U-16 national team, whose captain he was soon. Within a short time he gained the reputation of being one of the greatest defensive talent in Europe, which led a number of international scouts in Haugesund Stadium.
Transfer abroad and various lending
First, everything pointed to a move to Manchester United. After only three league games Nordtveit got a contract offer, but the Haugesund refused. In June 2007, the players watched the coach of FC Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, personally. Arsenal agreed with Haugesund on a transfer fee of about € 1.8 million, which could rise under a specific number of inserts to approximately 3 million euros.
At Arsenal Nordtveit came right after he joined in a friendly against Barnet FC used. As a result, he led the reserve team of Arsenal as captain in the season. After good consistent performances throughout the season, he was nominated in the last game of the season 2007/ 08 against FC Sunderland in the senior squad but did not play.
Within the cooperation of Arsenal with the Spanish second division side UD Salamanca Nordtveit was borrowed for the 2008/ 09 season for half a year. Wenger already got the player but after three months back because he got little playing time. After a brief stint at the Norwegian Lillestrøm SK from March to July 2009, he was at the request of Wenger to German club 1 FC Nuremberg, who rose earlier in the Bundesliga, lent.
There he came third matchday of the 2009/10 season his first appearance when he came off the bench to start the second half for the injured Andreas Wolf. The home game ended 0-2 against Hannover 96 After that he played almost entirely in the first round, which ended for the club to relegation zone. Therefore, it was borrowed during the winter break Breno for interior defense, and Nordtveit lost his place. Only after an injury of the Brazilian he returned to the starting lineup back, but came only a total of three times over the full 90 minutes to use and was not used in the two relegation matches.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
During winter break 2010/11 ended Nordtveit the chapter Arsenal final and moved back to the German Bundesliga to Borussia Mönchengladbach. From the outset he was in the starting eleven of his new team. Initially used as internal or right-back, he soon formed with Roman Neustaedter a well-established tandem in the defensive midfield. His first goal for Gladbach scored Nordtveit on April 10, 2011, when he in the derby against 1 FC Köln goal marked the 5:1 final score on 29th matchday. Nordtveit came in the 2011/12 season and his first full season for Gladbach, where the club as a surprise to many, almost the entire season, the spaces occupied for the European Cup and the European Cup qualifiers to 31 operations, where he score achieved. At season's end Gladbach took fourth place in the table, which they failed to qualify for the play- offs for the UEFA Champions League.
National team career
Nordtveit went through all the youth teams of his native country until he made his debut in the senior national team of Norway on June 7, 2011. In the 1-0 win in the friendly match against Lithuania, he came off the bench to start the second half for Henning Hauger. Due to a ban by yellow cards he missed a qualifier from Norway to Cyprus in 2012. However, he was able to participate in the Norwegian U21 in the parallel qualifier By his age. Through his involvement France was defeated 5-3. Thus, Norway in 2012 qualified for the first time a European U21 Championship.