Øyvind Bolthof (born March 30, 1977) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

football

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. His earlier clubs are

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Bøler IF Bøler Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Bøler, Østensjø, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field and tennis. It formerly had a section for Nordic skiing. It was founded on 24 October 195 ...

Bækkelagets SK Bækkelagets Sportsklub is a Norwegian sports club from Bekkelaget in southern Oslo, founded in 1909. The club has sections for skiing (including ski jumping and biathlon), orienteering, handball, football, floorball and track and field athle ...

and

Årvoll IL Årvoll Idrettslag is a Norway, Norwegian sports club from Årvoll, Bjerke (borough), Bjerke, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, orienteering and Nordic skiing. It was founded on 16 October 1932. The club ...

, but he joined Vålerenga already in 1995. After the arrival of

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to Vålerenga in 2004, Bolthof has been the second choice keeper and has played mainly on the reserves team. Parallel to his football career, Bolthof has taken the

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degree at

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Honours

Norwegian Premier League Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotio ...

: ** Winner (1): 2005 *

Norwegian Football Cup The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football ...

: ** Winner (3): 1997, 2002, 2008

External links

Profile
at the club website * Footballers from Oslo Men's association football goalkeepers Norwegian men's footballers Vålerenga Fotball players BI Norwegian Business School alumni 1977 births Living people {{Norway-footy-goalkeeper-stub