Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch

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The Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch (Norwegian : Gullklokka) is an honorary proof that's awarded to all Norwegian footballers who reaches 25 caps for the Norway national football team. The watch is awarded by the Norges Fotballforbund. Gunnar Andersen was the first player to reach this milestone, when he was capped for the 25th time on 29 June 1919. [1]

The Gold Watch was introduced in 1930, when the four players with 25 caps, (Gunnar Andersen, Per Skou, Einar Gundersen and Adolph Wold) were awarded the Gold Watch during a banquet at the Grand Hotel in Oslo. [2]

In total, 163 male players have received the gold watch, [3] the most recent being Haitam Aleesami, who received the award after Norway's Euro 2020 qualifying match against Sweden on 8 September 2019.

Recipients

Players in bold are still active.

NameClubs Caps Dateage [a]
1 John Arne Riise Monaco, Liverpool, Roma, Fulham 11011 June 200322 years, 260 days
2 Thorbjørn Svenssen Sandefjord BK 1046 June 195127 years, 45 days
3 Henning Berg Lillestrøm, Blackburn, Manchester United, Rangers 10029 March 199525 years, 209 days
4 Erik Thorstvedt Eik-Tønsberg, Viking, Borussia Mönchengladbach, IFK Göteborg, Tottenham 9714 August 198522 years, 290 days
5 John Carew Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia, Roma, Beşiktaş, Lyon, Aston Villa, Stoke, West Ham 915 September 200122 years, 0 days
6 Brede Hangeland Viking, FC København, Fulham 9124 May 200624 years, 338 days
7 Øyvind Leonhardsen Molde, Rosenborg, Wimbledon, Liverpool, Tottenham, Aston Villa 868 September 199323 years, 22 days
8 Morten Gamst Pedersen Tromsø, Blackburn 832 September 200624 years, 359 days
9 Kjetil Rekdal Molde, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Lierse, Rennes, Hertha Berlin 8313 October 199324 years, 341 days
10 Steffen Iversen Tottenham, Wolverhampton, Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Crystal Palace 7915 August 200124 years, 278 days
11 Erik Mykland Start, Utrecht, FC Linz, Panathinaikos, 1860 München 785 June 199422 years, 319 days
12 Svein Grøndalen Raufoss, Rosenborg, Moss 7725 August 197621 years, 199 days
13 Tore André Flo Sogndal, Tromsø, Brann, Chelsea, Rangers, Sunderland, Siena 7627 May 199824 years, 346 days
14 Stig Inge Bjørnebye Kongsvinger, Rosenborg, Liverpool, Blackburn 7528 April 199323 years, 138 days
15 Jan Åge Fjørtoft HamKam, Lillestrøm, Rapid Wien, Swindon, Middlesbrough 7131 October 199023 years, 294 days
16 Ole Gunnar Solskjær Molde, Manchester United 678 September 199926 years, 194 days
17 Terje Kojedal HamKam, Mulhouse, Valenciennes 6629 July 198426 years, 348 days
18 Jahn Ivar Jakobsen Rosenborg, Young Boys, MSV Duisburg, Lierse 6530 October 199125 years, 356 days
19 Rune Jarstein Odd, Rosenborg, Viking, Hertha BSC 6516 October 201228 years, 17 days
20 Gunnar Halle Lillestrøm, Oldham, Leeds, Bradford 6410 October 199025 years, 60 days
21 Gunnar Thoresen Larvik Turn 6415 August 195030 years, 25 days
22 André Bergdølmo Rosenborg, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, FC København 6313 June 200028 years, 244 days
23 Ronny Johnsen Eik-Tønsberg, Lyn, Lillestrøm, Beşiktaş, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Vålerenga 639 October 199627 years, 121 days
24 Olav Nilsen Viking 6231 October 196523 years, 280 days
25 Roar Johansen Fredrikstad 6116 September 196227 years, 70 days
26 Rune Bratseth Rosenborg, Werder Bremen 6011 October 198928 years, 206 days
27 Tarik Elyounoussi Fredrikstad, Heerenveen, Rosenborg, Hoffenheim, Olympiacos, Qarabağ, AIK 6011 October 201325 years, 230 days
28 Harry Boye Karlsen Larvik Turn, Lyn, Ørn 5815 May 195131 years, 62 days
29 Ståle Solbakken Lillestrøm, Aalborg 5829 March 199729 years, 30 days
30 Thomas Myhre Everton, FC København, Beşiktaş, Sunderland, Charlton 5627 March 200228 years, 162 days
31 Gøran Sørloth Rosenborg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bursaspor 5525 October 198927 years, 101 days
32 Per Egil Ahlsen Fredrikstad, Brann, Düsseldorf 5416 October 198527 years, 226 days
33 Arne Bakker Asker 541 September 195727 years, 195 days
34 Christian Grindheim Vålerenga, Heerenveen 541 April 200925 years, 258 days
35 Markus Henriksen Rosenborg, AZ, Hull City 5429 May 201623 years, 309 days
36 Arne Larsen Økland Bryne, Bayer Leverkusen, Racing Paris 5417 June 198127 years, 17 days
37 Jostein Flo Molde, Sogndal, Sheffield United, Strømsgodset 5323 June 199429 years, 263 days
38 Daniel Braaten Skeid, Bosenborg, Bolton, Toulouse, FC København 5214 November 200927 years, 173 days
39 Asbjørn Hansen Sparta, Sarpsborg 5230 May 195626 years, 1 day
40 Stefan Johansen Strømsgodset, Celtic, Fulham, West Bromwich 5224 March 201625 years, 76 days
41 Tor Egil Johansen Skeid, Lillestrøm 5218 June 197524 years, 314 days
42 Håvard Nordtveit Borussia Mönchengladbach, West Ham, Hoffenheim, Fulham 523 September 201525 years, 74 days
43 Vidar Riseth LASK Linz, Celtic, 1860 München, Rosenborg 5227 May 200028 years, 36 days
44 Reidar Kvammen Viking 5119 September 193723 years, 58 days
45 Frode Grodås Lillestrøm, Chelsea, Tottenham, Schalke 04, Hønefoss 501 September 199631 years, 313 days
46 Åge Hareide Molde, Manchester City, Norwich 5012 October 198330 years, 19 days
47 Hallvar Thoresen FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven 501 June 198326 years, 50 days
48 Lars Bohinen Vålerenga, Young Boys, Lillestrøm, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn, Derby 499 March 199424 years, 182 days
49 Tom Høgli Tromsø, Club Brugge 4926 May 201228 years, 92 days
50 Henry Johansen Vålerenga 4810 June 193429 years, 324 days
51 Finn Thorsen Ham-Kam, Skeid 4814 August 196626 years, 157 days
52 Nils Eriksen Odd, Moss 471 November 193625 years, 241 days
53 Tom Lund Lillestrøm 479 June 197524 years, 272 days
54 Gunnar Andersen Lillestrøm 4629 June 191929 years, 103 days
55 Vidar Davidsen Frigg, Vålerenga 4620 June 198426 years, 168 days
56 Joshua King Manchester United, Blackburn, AFC Bournemouth 468 October 201624 years, 267 days
57 Petter Rudi Molde, Perugia, Sheffield Wednesday, Lokeren, Germinal Beerschot 4630 May 199925 years, 255 days
58 Odd Iversen Rosenborg, Racing Mechelen, Vålerenga 4523 September 197024 years, 321 days
59 Jørgen Juve Lyn 4524 September 193326 years, 306 days
60 Tore Pedersen IFK Göteborg, Brann, Oldham, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, St. Pauli, Eintracht Frankfurt 452 June 199323 years, 246 days
61 Omar Elabdellaoui Eintracht Braunschweig, Olympiacos, Hull City 441 September 201725 years, 270 days
62 Martin Andresen Stabæk, Blackburn, Brann, Vålerenga 432 September 200629 years, 212 days
63 Harald Berg Bodø/Glimt, Lyn, FC Den Haag 433 September 196725 years, 298 days
64 Trygve Bornø Skeid 4310 September 196927 years, 220 days
65 Harald Hennum Skeid, Frigg 4313 October 195729 years, 137 days
66 Per Ciljan Skjelbred Rosenborg, Hamburg, Hertha BSC 439 September 201427 years, 85 days
67 Pål Jacobsen Ham-Kam, Vålerenga 4212 August 198125 years, 84 days
68 Sigbjørn Slinning Viking 4223 February 197226 years, 140 days
69 Roar Strand Rosenborg 4218 June 200030 years, 137 days
70 Sverre Andersen Viking 414 June 196326 years, 238 days
71 Arne Legernes Larvik Turn, Molde, Freidig 4129 June 195827 years, 42 days
72 Trond Pedersen Start 419 May 197928 years, 88 days
73 Per Skou Odd, Lyn 4121 September 191928 years, 124 days
74 Christer Basma Stabæk, Rosenborg 4030 April 200330 years, 272 days
75 Claus Lundekvam Brann, Southampton 4019 November 200330 years, 270 days
76 Arne Pedersen Fredrikstad 408 November 196433 years, 7 days
77 Jan Gunnar Solli Rosenborg, Brann 4012 October 200524 years, 176 days
78 Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Tromsø, Kaiserslautern 3911 June 201325 years, 38 days
79 Erik Solér Lillestrøm, Eik, Hamburger SV, Brann, AGF Aarhus 3922 May 198524 years, 289 days
80 Tom Sundby Lillestrøm, Iraklis 394 June 198625 years, 171 days
81 Harald Sunde Nidelv, Rosenborg, Racing Mechelen 396 November 196824 years, 259 days
82 Trond Andersen Molde, Wimbledon, Aalborg 382 April 200328 years, 86 days
83 Anders Giske Brann, Lillestrøm, Bayer Leverkusen, Nürnberg 3828 May 198727 years, 187 days
84 Thorstein Helstad Brann, Austria Wien, Rosenborg, Le Mans 388 September 200730 years, 133 days
85 Erik Johansen Gjøvik-Lyn, Skeid 3831 October 196525 years, 198 days
86 Svein Kvia Viking 3830 June 197527 years, 276 days
87 Sigurd Rushfeldt Tromsø, Rosenborg, Austria Wien 3818 February 200431 years, 69 days
88 Bent Skammelsrud Drøbak/Frogn, Frigg, Malmö FF, Rosenborg, Bayer Leverkusen 3820 January 199932 years, 247 days
89 Alexander Olsen Brann 371 June 193031 years, 88 days
90 Kjetil Osvold Start, Lillestrøm, Nottingham Forest, Djurgården, PAOK 371 June 198826 years, 362 days
91 Bjørn Spydevold Greåker, Fredrikstad 3726 November 195032 years, 79 days
92 Øivind Holmsen Lyn 364 September 193826 years, 129 days
93 Erik Huseklepp Brann, Bari, Portsmouth, Birmingham 3611 October 201127 years, 36 days
94 Karl-Petter Løken Rosenborg 365 June 199124 years, 295 days
95 Einar Jan Aas Moss, Bayern München, Nottingham Forest 3510 September 198024 years, 334 days
96 Bjørn Borgen Fredrikstad, Lyn 356 November 196023 years, 45 days
97 Sverre Brandhaug Rosenborg 3528 September 198829 years, 98 days
98 Kai Erik Herlovsen Fredrikstad, Borussia Mönchengladbach 3524 September 198626 years, 364 days
99 Frode Johnsen Rosenborg, Nagoya Grampus Eight 3513 October 200430 years, 210 days
100 Helge Karlsen Brann 3530 June 197729 years, 1 day
101 Per Pettersen Frigg 353 August 197226 years, 28 days
102 Bjørn Helge Riise Lillestrøm, Fulham, Sheffield United 357 September 201027 years, 78 days
103 Espen Ruud OB 3512 October 201228 years, 229 days
104 Alfie Haaland Nottingham Forest, Leeds, Manchester City 3410 September 199724 years, 291 days
105 Kjell Kaspersen Skeid 3424 September 196728 years, 170 days
106 Thorleif Olsen Vålerenga 345 May 195432 years, 171 days
107 Alexander Tettey Rosenborg, Stade Rennais, Norwich 343 September 201529 years, 152 days
108 Mohammed Abdellaoue Vålerenga, Hannover 96, VfB Stuttgart 3322 March 201327 years, 150 days
109 Bjarne Berntsen Viking 3323 September 198124 years, 276 days
110 Jan Birkelund Skeid, Lillestrøm 331 June 197726 years, 203 days
111 Arne Brustad Lyn 339 November 193826 years, 209 days
112 Svein Fjælberg Viking 3326 February 198526 years, 45 days
113 Vegard Forren Molde, Southampton 336 September 201527 years, 202 days
114 Einar Gundersen Odd, Tønsberg Turn 3317 June 192326 years, 270 days
115 Finn Berstad Brann 322 November 193029 years, 108 days
116 Geir Karlsen Odd, Rosenborg, Dunfermline, Vålerenga 328 August 197425 years, 324 days
117 Roger Nilsen Viking, Köln, Sheffield United, Molde 327 June 199525 years, 303 days
118 Ole Selnæs Rosenborg, Saint-Étienne, Shenzhen 3226 March 201924 years, 262 days
119 Alexander Søderlund Haugesund, Rosenborg, Saint-Étienne 3224 March 201628 years, 234 days
120 Kjetil Wæhler Vålerenga, AaB, IFK Göteborg 3210 August 201135 years, 147 days
121 Harry Hestad Molde, FC Den Haag 318 August 197429 years, 274 days
122 Roald Jensen Brann, Hearts 317 November 196320 years, 298 days
123 Per Edmund Mordt Vålerenga, IFK Göteborg 319 September 198722 years, 168 days
124 Erik Hoftun Rosenborg 3025 April 200132 years, 53 days
125 Nils Arne Eggen Rosenborg, Vålerenga 2921 July 196927 years, 307 days
126 Tore Kordahl Lyn, Lillestrøm 293 June 198130 years, 168 days
127 Arild Mathisen Strømsgodset, Vålerenga 2921 July 196927 years, 129 days
128 Tore Reginiussen Tromsø, OB, Rosenborg 2923 March 201831 years, 347 days
129 Haitam Aleesami IFK Göteborg, Palermo, Amiens 288 September 201928 years, 39 days
130 Otto Aulie Odd, Lyn 282 September 192025 years, 341 days
131 Edgar Falch Viking 2828 June 195928 years, 238 days
132 Erik Hagen Vålerenga, Zenit Saint Petersburg 2812 September 200732 years, 54 days
133 Kristian Henriksen Sarpsborg, Frigg, Lyn 2826 August 194534 years, 176 days
134 Kristofer Hæstad Start, Wigan, Vålerenga 2820 August 200824 years, 255 days
135 Ørjan Nyland Molde, Ingolstadt 288 October 201727 years, 28 days
136 Thor Spydevold Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad 283 August 197227 years, 354 days
137 Stein Thunberg Skeid, Start 289 May 197924 years, 362 days
138 Jørn Andersen Vålerenga, Nürnberg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf 2722 August 199027 years, 200 days
139 Trygve Andersen Årstad, Brann 2711 November 196430 years, 124 days
140 Eirik Bakke Sogndal, Leeds, Brann 2711 June 200325 years, 271 days
141 Gunnar Dybwad Steinkjer 278 July 195728 years, 321 days
142 Thor Hernes Lyn 2724 June 195629 years, 314 days
143 Erik Holmberg Fredrikstad 2721 July 195229 years, 60 days
144 Even Hovland Sogndal, Molde, 1. FC Nürnberg, Rosenborg 2713 October 201829 years, 241 days
145 Håvard Flo AGF Aarhus, Werder Bremen, Wolverhampton, Sogndal 2628 January 200433 years, 299 days
146 Rolf Holmberg Odd 262 June 193924 years, 282 days
147 Tom R. Jacobsen Fram, Bryne, Vålerenga 267 September 198330 years, 199 days
148 Kjell Kristiansen Asker 2621 August 195934 years, 155 days
149 Arne Natland Eik, Skeid 2618 September 196033 years, 119 days
150 Frode Olsen Start, Stabæk, Sevilla, Viking 2611 June 200335 years, 242 days
151 Edgar Stakset Steinkjer 2620 November 196629 years, 204 days
152 Adolph Wold Ready 2618 September 192128 years, 353 days
153 Roger Albertsen FC Den Haag, Feyenoord, KFC Winterslag, Olympiakos 2512 September 198427 years, 181 days
154 Jacob Berner Trygg 252 November 193030 years, 298 days
155 Ola By Rise Rosenborg 2522 May 199433 years, 189 days
156 Arne Børresen Fredrikstad 2515 September 193729 years, 260 days
157 Dan Eggen Brøndby, Celta Vigo, Deportivo Alavés 2515 April 200131 years, 92 days
158 Thaulow Goberg Odd 2527 September 193134 years, 147 days
159 Jon Inge Høiland Malmö FF, Kaiserslautern, Stabæk 2529 May 201032 years, 251 days
160 Per Kristoffersen Fredrikstad 2520 November 196629 years, 39 days
161 Alf Martinsen Lillestrøm 2528 July 194634 years, 211 days
162 Svein Mathisen Start 2526 September 198431 years, 362 days
163 Odd Wang Sørensen Sparta 2525 May 195532 years, 154 days
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