Pål Jacobsen

Pål Jacobsen

Personal information
Full name	Pål Jacobsen
Date of birth	(1956-05-20) 20 May 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Molde,[1] Norway
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ham-Kam (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1980	Ham-Kam	?	(?)
1981–1984	Vålerenga	73	(37)
1985–1987	Ham-Kam	?	(?)
International career
1975–1986	Norway	42	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pål Jacobsen (born 20 May 1956) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is the brother of Tom Jacobsen.

His debut for Ham-Kam came at an age of 16 years and 358 days, and he is among the youngest players ever in the Norwegian top division.^[citation needed] In the 1981 season Jacobsen became top goalscorer in the Norwegian top division scoring 16 goals.[2] At this date he was playing for Vålerenga. He scored 13 goals in 42 caps for the national team.[1]

Haunted by a failed achilles tendon operation in 1985,[3] he chose to finish his career in 1987. The injury led to amputation in 2001.[3]

Jacobsen currently works as an assistant coach for Ham-Kam, and as a freelance sports journalist in the local newspaper Hamar Arbeiderblad.

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Pål Jacobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
2. "Top scorers men's football 1948-2008 (Norwegian)" (PDF). The Football Association of Norway (NFF). Retrieved 26 January 2011.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. "Pål Jacobsen måtte fjerne beinet". vg.no. Verdens Gang. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2020.