{{short description|Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1967)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Petter Belsvik | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Lillehammer]], [[Norway]] | height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1984–1985 | clubs1 = [[Lillehammer FK|Lillehammer]] | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 1985–1988 | clubs2 = [[Faaberg Fotball|Faaberg]] | caps2 = 53 | goals2 = 21 | years3 = 1989–1991 | clubs3 = [[Molde FK|Molde]] | caps3 = 66 | goals3 = 28 | years4 = 1992–1993 | clubs4 = [[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]] | caps4 = 40 | goals4 = 23 | years5 = 1994–1995 | clubs5 = [[IK Start|Start]] | caps5 = 46 | goals5 = 38 | years6 = 1994 | clubs6 = → [[AaB Fodbold|Aalborg BK]] (loan) | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 1995 | clubs7 = → [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] ''(loan)'' | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 1996–2000 | clubs8 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | caps8 = 94 | goals8 = 60 | years9 = 1997 | clubs9 = → [[Austria Vienna]] (loan) | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2000–2001 | clubs10 = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | caps10 = 15 | goals10 = 5 | years11 = 2001–2002 | clubs11 = [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] | caps11 = 39 | goals11 = 12 | years12 = 2003 | clubs12 = [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | caps12 = 13 | goals12 = 1 | totalcaps = 383 | totalgoals = 191 | manageryears1 = 2004–2008 | managerclubs1 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2009–2011 | managerclubs2 = [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2011 | managerclubs3 = [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs4 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | manageryears5 = 2014–2018 | managerclubs5 = [[Fram Larvik]] | manageryears6 = 2019 | managerclubs6 = [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] (assistant) | manageryears7 = 2020–2022 | managerclubs7 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] (assistant) | manageryears8 = 2023 | managerclubs8 = [[Stabæk Fotball Kvinner|Stabæk Kvinner]] | manageryears9 = 2024– | managerclubs9 = [[Larvik Turn]] }}
'''Petter Belsvik''' (born 2 October 1967) is a Norwegian football coach and former player, who played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]. With 159 goals in the [[Tippeligaen|Norwegian Premier League]] he ranks third in the all-time goalscorer statistics, behind [[Harald Brattbakk]]. He never appeared for the [[Norway national football team|Norwegian national team]].
==Playing career== Belsvik is a so-called journeyman footballer, with spells in many clubs. He started his career in [[Faaberg Fotball|Faaberg]], and played top league football for [[Molde FK|Molde]], [[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]], [[IK Start|Start]], [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]], [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]], [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] and [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]. At the end of his career as a footballer he also had a short stay at the Norwegian amateur side [[Heming IL|Heming]].
His impact on football abroad has been limited, with only short spells in [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] and [[Austria Vienna]]. Belsvik also had an unsuccessful trial at Sunderland AFC
==Managing career== After finishing his playing career he was hired as an assistant coach in [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]. After Stabæk won the league in 2008, Belsvik became an assistant for Lillestrøm in 2009, taking briefly over as caretaker head coach in 2011.
Belsvik signed for Stabæk as head coach ahead of the 2012 season. He steered the club to relegation from the [[2012 Tippeligaen]], but then instant re-promotion from the [[2013 Adeccoligaen]]. After the season, he left the position as head coach.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/artikkel.php?artid=10137104 |language=Norwegian |title=Belsvik ferdig i Stabæk: Uenige om veivalg |newspaper=Verdens Gang |first=Lillian |last=Holden |first2=Nils |last2=Mangelrød |first3=Marius |last3=Vik |date=20 November 2013 |accessdate=28 November 2013}}</ref>
Ahead of the 2014 season he changed club to [[Fram Larvik]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/1-divisjon/artikkel.php?artid=10133215 |language=Norwegian |title=Opprykkstrener Belsvik fikk jobb i andredivisjon |newspaper=Verdens Gang |first=Lillian |last=Holden |date=23 November 2013 |accessdate=28 November 2013}}</ref>
==Honours== He became cup champion with Stabæk in 1998 and league champion with Rosenborg in 2000.
==References== {{Reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011423/http://www.aabsport.dk/96CF7553-3EFB-42E0-9F3E-B9DE67F765D4.W5Doc?id=16c4f4b3-6859-409a-952f-5fb898eae9ae AaB profile] * [http://www.rosenborg.info/player/belsvik Rosenborg profile] * [http://austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=328&Expand_ID=87 Austria Vienna profile]
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