# Arild Stavrum > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arild_Stavrum > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Arild_Stavrum.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arild_Stavrum > Source revision: 1318441963 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1972)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Arild Stavrum | image = Skeid coach Arild Stavrum (3408841026).jpg | caption = Stavrum in 2008 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|4|16}} | birth_place = [Kristiansund](/source/Kristiansund), Norway | height = 1.84 m | position = [Striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1990 | clubs1 = [Clausenengen](/source/Clausenengen_FK) | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1991–1993 | clubs2 = [Brann](/source/SK_Brann) | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 1994–1996 | clubs3 = [Molde](/source/Molde_FK) | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 45 | years4 = 1997 | clubs4 = [Stabæk](/source/Stab%C3%A6k_Fotball) | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 1998–1999 | clubs5 = [Helsingborgs IF](/source/Helsingborgs_IF) | caps5 = 52 | goals5 = 29 | years6 = 1999–2001 | clubs6 = [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen_F.C.) | caps6 = 53 | goals6 = 26 | years7 = 2001–2002 | clubs7 = [Beşiktaş J.K.](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.) | caps7 = 18 | goals7 = 5 | years9 = 2003–2004 | clubs9 = Molde | caps9 = 27 | goals9 = 1 | totalcaps = 274 | totalgoals = 116 | nationalyears1 = 1995 | nationalteam1 = [Norway](/source/Norway_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2005 | managerclubs1 = [Bærum SK](/source/B%C3%A6rum_SK) | manageryears2 = 2006 | managerclubs2 = [Molde](/source/Molde_FK) | manageryears3 = 2008–2010 | managerclubs3 = [Skeid](/source/Skeid_Fotball) }} '''Arild Stavrum''' (born 16 April 1972) is a Norwegian novelist, football coach and former player. His playing career included clubs as [Brann](/source/SK_Brann), [Molde](/source/Molde_FK), [Stabæk](/source/Stab%C3%A6k_Fotball), [Helsingborg](/source/Helsingborgs_IF), [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen_F.C.) and [Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.). ==Playing career== Hailing from [Kristiansund](/source/Kristiansund), he started his career in local club [Clausenengen](/source/Clausenengen_FK), and played for another two small clubs [Jerv](/source/FK_Jerv) and [Nordlandet](/source/Nordlandet_IL). He was then picked up by [Brann](/source/SK_Brann), and later by [Molde](/source/Molde_FK). At Molde he formed a partnership with [Ole Gunnar Solskjær](/source/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r) and [Ole Bjørn Sundgot](/source/Ole_Bj%C3%B8rn_Sundgot) known as "the three S'es". He then played one season for [Stabæk](/source/Stab%C3%A6k_Fotball) before going abroad with [Helsingborg](/source/Helsingborgs_IF) in Sweden. Playing under former Molde coach [Åge Hareide](/source/%C3%85ge_Hareide), Stavrum became [Allsvenskan top scorer](/source/Allsvenskan_top_scorer) in the 1998 season. On 30 October 1999, he scored the only goal of the game when Helsingborgs IF defeated [IFK Göteborg](/source/IFK_G%C3%B6teborg) on away ground, winning Allsvenskan and the Swedish Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/artikel/helsingborg-vill-snuva-mff-pa-guldet|title=Helsingborg vill snuva MFF på guldet|publisher=SVT Sport|language=Swedish|date=5 November 2010|accessdate=14 July 2021}} He then went to Scotland, joining [Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen_F.C.). In his first season, he made 32 appearances and scored 12 goals. He scored 17 goals in his second season with Aberdeen, which made him the second highest goalscorer in the [2000–01 Scottish Premier League](/source/2000%26ndash%3B01_Scottish_Premier_League).{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/1416877.stm |title=Stavrum poised to join Besiktas |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=1 July 2001 |access-date=23 July 2015}} He was popular with the fans in Aberdeen, particularly after he cut and collected his trademark long hair, posting the offending follicles to local journalist Charlie Allan, who had previously claimed said locks were holding the Norwegian back. However, as a result of a contract clause that allowed him to move for a nominal fee, he signed for [Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.) in Turkey. This came as a bit of a surprise to Aberdeen, as he was pictured in the Turkish media with a Beşiktaş shirt before Aberdeen were actually aware that he would be leaving. His spell in Turkey was short-lived, as he left within a year. He returned to a second and final spell in the Norwegian league with Molde. He retired from a playing career following the 2004 season. On the international level, Stavrum played for [Norway](/source/Norway_national_football_team) twice, once against [Israel](/source/Israel_national_football_team) in a friendly. ==Later career== In the 2005 season Stavrum was appointed coach of Second Division team [Bærum SK](/source/B%C3%A6rum_SK). Having guided them to a respectable league position, Stavrum was hired by his old team Molde. However, he coached the team to relegation in [2006](/source/Norwegian_Premier_League_2006) and was sacked after the season. It was announced in December 2007 that Arild had signed a two-year coaching contract with [Skeid](/source/Skeid_Fotball) of [Oslo](/source/Oslo). Outside of football, he has written for the media in Norway, as well as occasionally contributing to [Scottish newspapers](/source/Scottish_newspapers). In 2008, he made his debut as a fiction writer, with the novel ''31 år på gress'' published by the Norwegian publishing house [Oktober](/source/Oktober_forlag).[http://www.bokkilden.no/SamboWeb/produkt.do?produktId=3017868&rom=MP 31 år på gress] at Bokkilden == Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=70 |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=afcheritage.org}} !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[Aberdeen](/source/Aberdeen_F.C.) |[1999–2000](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Aberdeen_F.C._season) |rowspan="2"|[Scottish Premier League](/source/Scottish_Premier_League) |22||9||7||2||3||1||0||0||32||12 |- |[2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Aberdeen_F.C._season) |31||17||3||0||0||0||1||0||35||17 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!26!!10!!2!!3!!1!!1!!0!!67!!29 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Twitter}} * {{NFF}} {{Allsvenskan top scorers}} {{Molde FK managers}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stavrum, Arild}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Norwegian men's footballers Category:Norway men's international footballers Category:Clausenengen FK players Category:SK Brann players Category:Molde FK players Category:Stabæk Fotball players Category:Helsingborgs IF players Category:Aberdeen F.C. players Category:Scottish Premier League players Category:Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Category:Norwegian football managers Category:Molde FK managers Category:21st-century Norwegian novelists Category:Footballers from Kristiansund Municipality Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:Süper Lig players Category:Allsvenskan players Category:Eliteserien players Category:Norwegian First Division players Category:Skeid Fotball managers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Eliteserien managers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Arild Stavrum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arild_Stavrum) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arild_Stavrum?action=history)). 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