Tore Reginiussen

Early career in Norway

Born in Alta, Norway, Reginiussen started his career with local club Alta. He progressed through the youth ranks of Alta and turned professional in 2003. He made his Alta debut, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Roy Rasmussen, in a 7–1 loss against Sandefjord on 14 September 2003. Reginiussen made his first starts, starting the whole game, in a 4–1 win against Ørn Horten on 19 October 2003. Following Alta's relegation, he went on to make six appearances for the side at the end of the 2003 season. In the 2004 season, Reginiussen became a first regular for the side, starting in a number of matches, and later helped the side get promoted to 1. Divisjon. In the 2005 season, Reginiussen continued to be a first regular for the side, starting in a number of matches, but the club was relegated once again. He played an important for the side when he helped Alta beat his future club, Tromsø, in the third round of the Norwegian Cup. At the end of the 2005 season, Reginiussen went on to make twenty–three appearances in all competitions.

Tromsø

In late 2005, after considering offers from Brann and Bodø/Glimt, he signed a contract with Tromsø in January 2006. Having missed the opening game of the season, due to an injury, Reginiussen made his Tromsø debut, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 against Stabæk on 17 April 2006. Since joining the club, he quickly became a first team regular for the side, playing in either the midfielder and…

Youth

Reginiussen represented Norway levels from U15 to U19 sides. On 28 February 2006, he made his debut for Norway U-21. It wasn't until on 16 August 2006 when Reginiussen scored his first goal for the national team, in a 3–0 win against Estonia U21. Reginiussen played in his career 15 caps for the Norway U-21. During his time playing for the Norway U-21, at one point, he was captain for the U-21 side.

Senior

His performance for Norway U-21 led the Norwegian media calls for Manager Åge Hareide to call up Reguiniussen to the national team. In May 2008, Hareide called up Reguiniussen to the national team for the first time in his career, whilst also being called up by the U-21 side at the same time. Reginiussen made his debut for Norway on 28 May 2008 against Uruguay in a friendly match, starting the match but was fault for conceding Uruguay's second goal of the game, as they drew 2–2. He then scored his first international goal for Norway, in a 1–1 draw against Republic of Ireland on 20 August 2008. Reginiussen started two more matches for Norway by the end of 2008. During a 1–0 win against South Africa on 10 October 2009, he suffered a concussion after being contacted from the opposition player's elbow and was substituted in the 59th minute as a result. After spending almost two years away from the national team, Norway called Reginiussen for the first time in November 2011. In his tenth international match, he won the match as he scored the only goal of…

Club

As of match played 18 August 2021

International

As of match played on 8 October 2020

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

Reginiussen has two brothers, Mads, who joined Tromsø at the start of the 2009 season, and Christian, who currently plays for Alta. Five years later on 4 June 2014, both Tore and Mads played against each other in the third round of the Norwegian Cup, resulting a penalty shootout for Mads’ Ranheim after the game went extra time. He has a father named Torfinn Reginiussen. Reginiussen has two sons, (born in January 2013 and 2016) with Lene Nilsen. The couple were married in November 2014. In September 2015, Reginiussen made a statement to Norwegian media and public to call for help with the Syrian refugees. Reginiussen revealed in a 2017 interview that he's studying to be a physician therapist once his playing days are over. In March 2018, he was included in the World Soccer's 500 Most Important Players. Together with then teammate Pål André Helland, they spoke out about Homosexuality in football in July 2020.