Håvard Storbæk

Håvard Storbæk (born 5 May 1986) is a former Norwegian football midfielder who last played for Sandefjord. He announced late 2019 that he was retirering. He has previously played for Nybergsund, FK Haugesund and Odd. He is the second cousin of Jarl-André Storbæk.

Håvard Storbæk

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-05-05) 5 May 1986
Place of birth	Elverum, Norway
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Østre Trysil
	Trysil
2007–2008	Nybergsund	50	(23)
2009–2011	Odd Grenland	81	(11)
2012–2013	Haugesund	23	(2)
2013–2015	Odd	81	(10)
2016–2019	Sandefjord	106	(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2019

Career

Storbæk was born in Elverum[1] and grew up in Ljørdalen in Trysil, near the Swedish border, and played football for Østre Trysil and Trysil before he joined Nybergsund IL-Trysil, where he played for five seasons.[2] In his first season for Nybergsund IL-Trysil he played 25 matches and scored 16 goals.

In his second season for Nybergsund IL, Storbæk played 25 matches and scored 7 goals in the First Division.[1] Odd Grenland's head coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo wanted to sign Storbæk after his performance in the match between Nybergsund and Odd Grenland on 29 June 2008, where Storbæk scored a goal.[3] Storbæk rejected offers from HamKam and Strømsgodset and signed a two-year contract with Odd Grenland on 14 July 2008,[4] and joined the club who had won promotion to Tippeligaen after the season.

Storbæk's first match for Odd Grenland was a friendly match against Lyn on 23 January 2009 that ended in a 1–1 draw, he was in the starting line-up but was substituted after 73 minutes for Magnus Lekven.[5] Storbæk made his debut in Tippeligaen in Odd Grenland's first match of the 2009 season, he came on as a substitute for Simen Brenne after 87 minutes when Odd lost 3–0 against Viking.[1] In the team's first home game of the season, Storbæk scored the 2–0 goal against Sandefjord.[6]

Storbæk did not want to sign a new contract with Odd Grenland, and could leave the club after the 2011-season as a free agent. In October 2011, FK Haugesund announced that they had signed a three-year contract with Storbæk starting from January 2012.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 October 2019[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nybergsund	2007	2. divisjon	25	16	4	2	-		29	18
	2008	Adeccoligaen	25	7	0	0	-		25	7
	Total		50	23	4	2	-	-	54	25
Odd	2009	Tippeligaen	27	2	5	0	-		32	2
	2010		29	2	6	3	-		35	5
	2011		25	7	3	0	-		28	7
	Total		81	11	14	3	-	-	95	14
Haugesund	2012	Tippeligaen	22	2	5	2	-		27	4
	2013		1	0	0	0	-		1	0
	Total		23	2	5	2	-	-	28	4
Odd	2013	Tippeligaen	28	5	3	1	-		31	6
	2014		27	4	6	1	-		33	5
	2015		26	1	5	3	3	0	34	4
	Total		81	10	14	5	3	0	98	15
Sandefjord	2016	OBOS-ligaen	26	4	4	1	-		30	5
	2017	Eliteserien	27	3	1	0	-		28	3
	2018		27	4	2	0	-		29	4
	2019	OBOS-ligaen	26	7	3	0	-		29	7
	Total		106	18	10	1	-	-	116	19
Career total			341	64	47	13	3	0	391	77

References

1. "Håvard Storbæk". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 November 2012.
2. "Mareritt å komme til Haugesund" (in Norwegian). Karmsund Avis. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
3. "Oddrane – Seriekamper 2008". Oddrane. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
4. "Ny spiller klar for Odd". Nettavisen. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
5. "Oddrane.no – Treningskamper". Oddrane.no. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
6. "Oddrane.no – Seriekamper". Oddrane.no. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
7. "Storbæk klar for Haugesund". ta.no (in Norwegian). Telemarksavisa. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
8. "Håvard Storbæk". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 August 2019.

External links

• Oddrane.no profile
• oddgrenland.no profile