Magne Hoseth

Early career

Hoseth started his career in his local club Averøykameratene. In 1999 was he signed by Molde.

Molde

In his first season for the club from Romsdal, he performed well both in the Tippeligaen and in the Champions League. His breakthrough came when he came in as a substitute and scored two goals against CSKA Moscow in the second leg of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. He was also a regular in the Norwegian youth national team.

Copenhagen

In the summer of 2004, Hoseth was transferred to the Danish team Copenhagen. He was very popular in Copenhagen, and was named 2004 player of the year at the club, despite playing only four months that calendar year. Because of his homesickness he wanted to go back to Norway and left the club in 2005.

Vålerenga

In June 2005, he was signed by Vålerenga from Oslo. He won the 2005 Tippeligaen while at the club.

Second spell at Molde

In July 2006, he returned to his old club Molde. Despite the team was relegated to 1. divisjon, Hoseth chose to stay in Molde. He became Tippeligaen champion in 2011, 2012 and 2014. With the club, Hoseth won the Norwegian Cup in 2013 after scoring defining goals both in the semifinal against Lillestrøm and later in the final against Molde's main rivals Rosenborg. Hoseth scored Molde's 3–2 goal in the final which ended 4–2. Hoseth made a total of 364 appearances for Molde, the third-highest number of appearances by any player for the…

Hoseth made a total of 37 appearances and scored eleven goals for Norway at youth international level. Hoseth made his senior debut for Norway on 25 April 2001, as a half-time substitute for Dan Eggen in a 2–1 home friendly win over Bulgaria. His only goal came on his 5th cap, on 24 January 2004, in a 3–1 win over Honduras in Hong Kong. His 22nd and last cap was on 25 September 2009, a 1–1 draw with Iceland in World Cup qualification.

On 21 November 2022, KÍ announced the appointment of Hoseth as their new head coach, on a two-year contract. On 11 January 2024, Hoseth was appointed head coach of Danish Superliga club Lyngby, succeeding Freyr Alexandersson, who had departed for Kortrijk. However, on 1 March 2024, after just 50 days in charge, Lyngby terminated Hoseth's contract. The club described the appointment as a "misjudgment" on its part, indicating that the decision to hire him had not yielded the anticipated results. In June 2024, Magne Hoseth was appointed head coach of Faroese club B36, succeeding Dan Brimsvík. During his tenure, B36 finished fifth in the 2024 Faroe Islands Premier League, missing out on European qualification. Hoseth's final match in charge was the Faroe Islands Cup final on 2 November 2024 against HB. Following the conclusion of his short-term contract, he departed the club to return to Norway for personal reasons and to pursue his UEFA Pro Licence. On 10 January 2025, Hoseth rejoined Kristiansund as an assistant manager under head coach Amund Skiri. At the start of the 2026 season, Hoseth was announced as the new assistant coach at Strømsgodset together with Jimmy Brinksby. Only a month later, on 6 February, after head coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo had left the club, Hoseth was promoted to head coach.

Club

International

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hoseth goal.

Managerial

As of match played 30 November 2025