Erik Thorstvedt

Thorstvedt was the first Norwegian to win the FA Cup when he won it with Tottenham Hotspur in 1991 and later became the second Norwegian to play in the Premier League. During his time at Spurs, Thorstvedt lived in the Hertfordshire town of Hoddesdon. Thorstvedt retired in 1996 due to back injuries. After his career as a player, he worked as a goalkeeping coach with the Norway national team, and had a brief spell as Director of Football at Viking. He has worked as an expert commentator/pundit for various TV channels, and was the TV-host on the Royal League matches shown on TVNorge. He was also the coach of Tufte IL, a team created for the reality-TV show Heia Tufte!. For his appearance in this show he was awarded the Se og Hør readers' TV personality of the year award. He had a weekly football show on Mondays called "Matchball Mandag" on TV2 where he and guests looked at games played in the Norwegian top division with a humorous approach.

He is the father of Norwegian model and former MTV presenter Charlotte Thorstvedt and Sassuolo midfielder Kristian Thorstvedt.

Tottenham Hotspur

FA Cup: 1990–91 FA Charity Shield: 1991 (shared)