Heine Jenssen

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Heine Jenssen
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-12-31) 31 December 1969 (age 55)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Eidsvold Turn
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1988 Eidsvold Turn
1989−1997 HamKam
1998 Hamar
International career
1985 Norway U15 5 (1)
1986 Norway U16 5 (0)
1988 Norway U18 1 (1)
1987 Norway U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heine Jenssen (born 31 December 1969) [1] is a Norwegian footballer who mostly played as a defender for Hamarkameratene, including four seasons in the Eliteserien.

Jenssen grew up in Eidsvoll and started his career as a striker in Eidsvold Turn. He was drafted into Eidsvold Turn’s senior squad ahead of the 1986 season. [2] Representing Norway as a youth international, his first international goal came during the Nordic tournament in the summer of 1985, where he scored the fifth goal in a 7–2 routing of Iceland U15. [3] Contesting the 1986 UEFA European Under-16 Championship the following year, [4] Jenssen also won the Tom Lund scholarship and was rewarded with a trial at a European academy. Youth national team coach Svein Arne Sigernes orchestrated a trial at Bayer Leverkusen together with Terje Olsen. The latter was even offered a contract. [5]

Jenssen scored his second international goal in 1988, and was a candidate for Norway’s 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squad, [6] but was ultimately not selected, and did not play internationally again.

While playing for Eidsvold Turn on the fourth tier, [1] there were minor inquiries from Strømmen IF and Alvdal IL regarding transfer possibilities. Ahead of the 1989 season, Jenssen moved to second-tier team Hamarkameratene. The team had shown their interest in Jenssen, and also boasted two other players from Eidsvoll, Tom Fodstad and Hallgeir Finbråten. [6]

In Hamkam, Jenssen was repurposed from striker to fullback or wing-back. Hamkam won promotion in 1991, and survived a relegation playoff in 1992. Jenssen lost large parts of 1992 due to injury, but was intent on signing a new contract after his current one expired at the end of 1992. In the 1993 Eliteserien, Hamkam survived again, whereas his former teammate Hallgeir Finbråten played for Lyn who struggled. [7] [8]

Jenssen’s only [4] Eliteserien goal came at home against Brann in 1993. Jenssen stole the ball from the feet of opposing goalkeeper Thor-André Olsen, went around Olsen and scored unopposed. Jenssen claimed that he had studied Olsen before the match and noticed Olsen’s difficulties with handling back-passes. [9]

In 1994 and 1995, Heine Jenssen stated that he particularly struggled with opposing winger Kent Bergersen. Bergersen's team Rosenborg beat Hamkam 6–1 at Lerkendal in 1994, [10] [11] followed by a 9–1 routing in 1995. At the latter occasion, Hamkam's manager had tried to employ high pressure, to Jenssen's dismay: "It went well for 20 minutes, but when we became tired and did not do as we were supposed to, it devolved into – yes, simply put: madness". [12] In the same year, as Hamkam managed to beat Bergersen's new team Vålerenga, Bergersen was neutralized to the point that "Heine Jenssen made Kent Bergersen into a mediocre Third Division player". [13] However, Hamkam ended the 1995 Eliteserien in relegation. In the decisive match against Tromsø away, Jenssen received a red card. [14]

Jenssen aired the possibility of leaving Hamkam in late 1996 because their latest contract offer "entailed only half of what I had expected". [15] After the 1997 season, Jenssen definitely decided to wind down his career, and agreed to join lowly Hamar IL. [16] Originally, Hamkam demanded a transfer fee reportedly in the region of 30–40,000 kr. With Hamar IL being a hobby team, its leader regarded the demand as "silly". Jenssen called it "strange" and would rather retire than costing Hamar IL money to buy. [17] In the end, Hamkam agreed to release Jenssen for free. Hamkam and Hamar IL also reached an agreement of intention that future transfers between the clubs should not involve fees. [18] He retired in 1999. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Heines helaften". Eidsvold Blad (in Norwegian). 20 June 1988. p. 11.
  2. ↑ "Fem nye spillere til Turn". Eidsvold Blad (in Norwegian). 28 December 1985. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Heine scoret for guttelandslaget". Eidsvold Blad (in Norwegian). 3 August 1985. p. 2.
  4. 1 2 Heine Jenssen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ "Heine besøkte Bayer L". Eidsvold Blad (in Norwegian). 15 March 1986.
  6. 1 2 "Heine går til Ham/Kam". Eidsvold Blad (in Norwegian). 27 October 1988. p. 11.
  7. ↑ "Heine blir i Ham/Kam". Ullensaker Blad (in Norwegian). 2 July 1992. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Heine og Hallgeir har byttet roller". Eidsvold Blad (in Norwegian). 31 August 1993. p. 9.
  9. ↑ Eriksen, Arvid (26 July 1993). "Tabbe igjen!". VG (in Norwegian). p. 28.
  10. ↑ "Brattbakk tilbake som helt". Dagbladet Sport (in Norwegian). 9 May 1994. pp. 2–3.
  11. ↑ "Helt utspilt". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). 9 May 1994. p. 15.
  12. ↑ "– Galskap!". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). 4 September 1995. p. 20.
  13. ↑ "Herlig, Svennis!". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). 2 May 1995. p. 21.
  14. ↑ "Ham-Kam gir dommeren skylda". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). 23 October 1995. pp. 24–25.
  15. ↑ "Heine trapper ned i HIL...?". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 30 October 1996. p. 27.
  16. ↑ "Heine Jenssen klar for HIL". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 9 December 1997. p. 16.
  17. ↑ "– Tullete av Ham-Kam". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 18 February 1998. p. 25.
  18. ↑ "Jenssen gratis til HIL". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 1 April 1998. p. 26.
  19. ↑ "Seriestart 1999". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). 23 April 1999. p. 27.
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