Tor Sveen (born 22 November 1962) is a retired Norwegian

football striker In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than Midfielder, midfielders and Defender (association football), d ...

. He started his career in

Fossum IF Fossum Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Fossum, Grini, Østerås and Eiksmarka in Bærum. It has sections for cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, orienteering, and football, and was found ...

in 1970, and eventually played for the senior team. He played for

SFK Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn () is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Nordre Aker, Oslo. It has two sections; for association football and Nordic skiing. Until 2010 they had a third section, for top-level association football, named FK Lyn. In t ...

between 1980 and 1982, the two first years in the

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(highest tier). He scored one goal in each of his three seasons. After that he returned to Fossum, and played until 1992. In his last year the team played in the

Second Division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

(third tier), an all-time high.Fossum 1993: p. 40

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1962 births Living people Footballers from Bærum Norwegian men's footballers Lyn Fotball players Eliteserien players Fossum IF players Men's association football forwards 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-forward-stub