# Petter Belsvik > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Petter_Belsvik > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Petter_Belsvik.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petter_Belsvik > Source revision: 1260164473 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1967) Petter Belsvik Personal information Date of birth (1967-10-02) 2 October 1967 (age 58) Place of birth Lillehammer, Norway Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Position Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1984–1985 Lillehammer 8 (1) 1985–1988 Faaberg 53 (21) 1989–1991 Molde 66 (28) 1992–1993 HamKam 40 (23) 1994–1995 Start 46 (38) 1994 → Aalborg BK (loan) 3 (1) 1995 → Southend United (loan) 3 (1) 1996–2000 Stabæk 94 (60) 1997 → Austria Vienna (loan) 3 (0) 2000–2001 Rosenborg 15 (5) 2001–2002 Vålerenga 39 (12) 2003 Lillestrøm 13 (1) Total 383 (191) Managerial career 2004–2008 Stabæk (assistant) 2009–2011 Lillestrøm (assistant) 2011 Lillestrøm (caretaker) 2012–2013 Stabæk 2014–2018 Fram Larvik 2019 Kongsvinger (assistant) 2020–2022 Stabæk (assistant) 2023 Stabæk Kvinner 2024– Larvik Turn * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Petter Belsvik** (born 2 October 1967) is a Norwegian football coach and former player, who played as a [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)). With 159 goals in the [Norwegian Premier League](/source/Tippeligaen) he ranks third in the all-time goalscorer statistics, behind [Harald Brattbakk](/source/Harald_Brattbakk). He never appeared for the [Norwegian national team](/source/Norway_national_football_team). ## Playing career Belsvik is a so-called journeyman footballer, with spells in many clubs. He started his career in [Faaberg](/source/Faaberg_Fotball), and played top league football for [Molde](/source/Molde_FK), [HamKam](/source/Hamarkameratene), [Start](/source/IK_Start), [Stabæk](/source/Stab%C3%A6k_Fotball), [Rosenborg](/source/Rosenborg_BK), [Vålerenga](/source/V%C3%A5lerenga_Fotball) and [Lillestrøm](/source/Lillestr%C3%B8m_SK). At the end of his career as a footballer he also had a short stay at the Norwegian amateur side [Heming](/source/Heming_IL). His impact on football abroad has been limited, with only short spells in [Southend United](/source/Southend_United_F.C.), [AaB](/source/AaB_Fodbold) and [Austria Vienna](/source/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](/source/Stab%C3%A6k_Fotball). 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](/source/2012_Tippeligaen), but then instant re-promotion from the [2013 Adeccoligaen](/source/2013_Adeccoligaen). After the season, he left the position as head coach.[1] Ahead of the 2014 season he changed club to [Fram Larvik](/source/Fram_Larvik).[2] ## Honours He became cup champion with Stabæk in 1998 and league champion with Rosenborg in 2000. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Holden, Lillian; Mangelrød, Nils; Vik, Marius (20 November 2013). ["Belsvik ferdig i Stabæk: Uenige om veivalg"](http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/artikkel.php?artid=10137104). *Verdens Gang* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Holden, Lillian (23 November 2013). ["Opprykkstrener Belsvik fikk jobb i andredivisjon"](http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/1-divisjon/artikkel.php?artid=10133215). *Verdens Gang* (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013. - [AaB profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011423/http://www.aabsport.dk/96CF7553-3EFB-42E0-9F3E-B9DE67F765D4.W5Doc?id=16c4f4b3-6859-409a-952f-5fb898eae9ae) - [Rosenborg profile](http://www.rosenborg.info/player/belsvik) - [Austria Vienna profile](http://austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=328&Expand_ID=87) v t e Lillestrøm SK – managers Rasmussen & Wright (1945) Wright (1946) Martinsen (1947–50) Jespersen (1951) Martinsen (1952–53) L. Lund (1954–55) Sørensen (1956–57) Guðmundsson (1958) Brubak (1959) Sunding & Guðmundsson (1960) L. Lund (1961) Larsen (1962) Svendsen (1963) H. Mathiesen (1964–65) Wahl (1966) Christiansen (1967) Wahl (1968) Johannessen (1969–70) Bergersen & Wahl (1971) Richardsen (1972) J. Hoff (1973) R. Mathiesen (1974) J. Hoff (1975–76) Hooley (1977–79) Schou-Andreassen (1980–81) J. Hoff (1982) Foulkes (1983–84) T. Lund (1985–87) Rundberg (1988) Hay (1989) T. Lund (1990–91) I. Hoff (1992–93) Thordarson (1994–95) Brogeland (1996) Pellerud (1997) Erlandsen (1998–2004) Rösler (2005–06) Nordlie (2007–08) Johnsen (2008) Berg (2008–11) Belsvikc (2011) Haglund (2012–14) Kristinsson (2015–16) Erlandsen (2016–18) Lennartsson (2018–19) Nordlie c (2019) G. Bakke (2020–23) Mesfin c (2023) E. Bakke c (2023) Georgson (2024) Asterhed c (2024) Nielsen (2024) Fagermo (2024) Ødegaard (2025–) (c) = caretaker v t e Stabæk Fotball – managers Mathisen (1991–92) Tjærnås (1993–95) Backe (1996–97) Linderoth (1998–2001) Larsen (2001–04) P. Bergc (2004) Jönsson (2004–10) Lennartsson (2011) Belsvik (2012–13) Bradley (2014–15) McKinlay (2016) Ordinas (2016–18) H. Berg (2018–19) Jönsson (2019–21) Kjønø (2021–22) Bohinen (2022–23) Bradley (2023–24) Riisec (2024) Wålemark (2025) Riisec (2025) Stahre (2025) Thu (2026–) (c) = caretaker manager --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Petter Belsvik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petter_Belsvik) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petter_Belsvik?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.