Carl-Erik Torp
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl-Erik Nordanger Torp | ||
Date of birth | 17 September 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Kolbotn, Norway | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Kolbotn | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Kolbotn | |||
KFUM Oslo | |||
–2006 | Manglerud Star | 27 | (2) |
2007–2010 | Kongsvinger | 111 | (12) |
2011 | Brann | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2012 |
Carl-Erik Nordanger Torp (born 17 September 1984) is a former Norwegian footballer who last played for SK Brann as a central midfielder. He also played futsal for NFF Futsal Eliteserie club KFUM Oslo Futsal.[1] Torp was forced to retire from playing football in 2011 after suffering a cardiac arrest during a match.
Club career
[edit]He played on football teams Kolbotn Fotball, KFUM Oslo and Manglerud Star before joining Kongsvinger ahead of the 2007 season.[2] In 2010, he made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League.
On 11 November 2010 he signed a 3 years contract with Tippeliga club SK Brann[3] on a free transfer because of his contract expiration with Kongsvinger on 31 December 2010
Cardiac arrest during match
[edit]On 25 September 2011, Torp suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch after being substituted on in the 79th minute of a Norwegian National Championship game against Sogndal. A defibrillator and CPR was administered to stabilise his condition until he was air-lifted to a nearby hospital.[4] He is now a coach at SK Brann.
Career statistics
[edit]Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2006 | Manglerud Star | Adeccoligaen | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
2007 | Kongsvinger | Adeccoligaen | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
2008 | Adeccoligaen | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
2009 | Adeccoligaen | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6 | |
2010 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
2011 | Brann | Tippeligaen | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Career Total | 163 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 171 | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ Wedervang, Mats (6 July 2010). "Tøff UEFA-trekning for KFUM". TV 2 Sporten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ "21. Carl-Erik Torp" (in Norwegian). KIL Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ Her signerer Torp for Brann - brann.no
- ^ "Brann player suffers suspected heart attack on pitch". Reuters. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Kolbotn
- Footballers from Akershus
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norwegian men's futsal players
- Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
- Manglerud Star Toppfotball players
- SK Brann players
- Eliteserien players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Norwegian football midfielder stubs