Erling Hokstad

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Erling Hokstad
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-08-07) 7 August 1940 (age 82) [1]
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Eidsvold Turn
Managerial career
1971–1975 Eidsvold Turn
1976–1977 Kongsvinger
1978 Strømmen
1979 Stabæk
1980–1985 Eidsvold Turn
1983–1989 Norway women
1990 Lyn
1991–1994 Holter
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erling Hokstad (born 7 August 1940) was a Norwegian football midfielder and later manager.

He spent his playing career in Eidsvold Turn. Following an injury, he started his managing career in the same club, and attended the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. [2]

After four seasons in Kongsvinger, Strømmen and Stabæk, [2] he returned to Eidsvold Turn in 1980. [3] He continued through 1985, but also managed the Norwegian women's national team from 1983. His major achievement was the gold medal in the 1987 UEFA Women's Championship.

After a stint on the Norwegian men's second tier with Lyn in 1990, [4] he managed Holter IF from 1991 through 1994, [5] guiding the team to the third tier in Norway. [6]

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References

  1. Erling Hokstad at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Hole, Arne (20 April 1979). "Tøffhet og lagdisiplin svakeste punkter hos lag i 4. divisjon". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). p. 7.
  3. Nordahl, Trond (25 April 1980). "Eidsvold Turn i 'new look'". Akershus Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 13.
  4. "Erling Hokstad som Lyntrener" (in Norwegian). Lynhistorie.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. "Holters A-stall". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 28 February 1991. p. 18.
  6. Midtsjø, Anne-Karine (2 October 1994). "Holter berget plassen?". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 15.