Erik Mykland
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erik Mykland[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Risør, Norway | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Risør FK | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989 | Bryne | 17 | (1) |
1989–1996 | Start | 159 | (11) |
1995 | → Utrecht (loan) | 9 | (0) |
1996–1997 |
FC Linz | 28 | (0) |
1997–2000 |
Panathinaikos | 71 | (3) |
2000–2001 |
1860 Munich | 26 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Copenhagen | 51 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Start | 9 | (0) |
2009 | Drammen | 1 | (0) |
Total | 371 | (16) | |
International career | |||
1990–1991 | Norway U21 | 15 | (0) |
1990–2000 | Norway | 78 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Erik Mykland (born 21 July 1971) is a Norwegian former professional
A rarity in modern Norway footballers (standing at a mere 172 centimeters and a technical player), he played professionally in six countries, mainly representing IK Start, and earned 78 caps for the Norwegian national team, having appeared in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups as well as Euro 2000.[2]
Mykland was one of the most popular footballers in Norway but never without controversy,[3][4] his bohemian, unshaved look and relaxed lifestyle in contrast to those of the typical footballers.
Club career
IK Start
Born in
In 1990, Mykland was named midfielder of the year in Norway, and also made his international debut – Start finished the 1991 season third, with wins over Viking FK (4–1) and Rosenborg BK (5–0). After the latter, he and seven other teammates were included in the team of the week and, also that year, he was named best player of an under-21 match, as Norway trounced Italy 6–0 in Stavanger; he represented the nation in this category a total of 15 times.[5]
Move abroad
After being named the nation's player of the year in 1992, and being
In 1997, Mykland moved to
In June 2004, Mykland retired at 33 after nearly a year out with injuries.[11] On 8 September 2006, he and several other former Norwegian internationals played an exhibition game against former Argentina stars, including Matías Almeyda, Claudio Caniggia and Diego Maradona, which ended 10–8 for the latter.[12]
In May 2007, Mykland helped build a football school in his hometown of Risør, alongside former Start player Bernt Christian Birkeland.[13]
Comeback
On 9 July 2008, Mykland announced his return to football at the age of 36, rejoining former club IK Start in the second level.
International career
Mykland made his debut for Norway on 7 November 1990, in a 3–1 win in Tunisia. He scored the first of his two goals for his country on 8 September 1992, during a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino, which finished 10–0.[19]
During the 1998 World Cup, in-between games, Mykland and fellow international Henning Berg were caught in a bar drinking. They claimed they had only had a few beers, but Berg later admitted in his biography that they actually were drunk.[3]
In UEFA Euro 2000, Mateja Kežman of Yugoslavia was sent off after just one minute for a dangerous tackle on Mykland.[20] In all three competitions combined, he appeared in a total of ten matches, nine as a starter – on 23 June 1998, in their historical 2–1 win over Brazil in Marseille, he started on the bench, coming on as a substitute for Roar Strand at half-time.[21]
While Mykland failed to score more than twice for the national team, a goal he created by playing through Øyvind Leonhardsen in a Euro 2000 qualifier against Slovenia was rated among Norway's best goals ever – much due to his ability to trick several defenders prior to the pass.[22]
Honours
Copenhagen
References
- ^ "Erik Mykland" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Erik Mykland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Football: Norway stars in 5am bar shame". The Free Library. 15 June 1998. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Football: McLeish can land Mykland". Encyclopedia. 6 January 2002.[dead link]
- Football Association of Norway. Archived from the originalon 10 May 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ "Erik Mykland". IMDb. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Mykland in the cold at 1860". UEFA. 14 January 2002. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "København sign Mykland and Albrechtsen". UEFA. 14 January 2002. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Legendariske fodboldbranderter" [Legendary footballer behaviour]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Mykland's future threatened by injury". UEFA. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Strand, Sigbjorn (8 September 2006). "Rekdal fikk 11 autografer av Maradona" [Rekdal got 11 Maradona autographs]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Jørgensen, Pål Wollebæk (10 May 2007). ""Myggen" starter fotballskole" [«Mosquito» opens football school]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Solholm, Rolleiv (10 July 2008). "Football: Supercomeback by Mykland". The Norway Post. Retrieved 12 July 2008. [dead link]
- Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ Berglund, Nina (2 September 2008). "Soccer start faces drugs rap". Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Myggen legger opp for godt" [Mosquito retires for good]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Erik "Myggen" Mykland klar for DFK" [Erik "Mosquito" Mykland signs for DFK]. Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 1 September 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Myggen laget sitt peneste mål noensinne" [The mosquito scored his prettiest goal ever]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 8 April 2002. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "The best and worst so far". BBC Sport. 22 June 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "World Cup '98; Norway stuns Brazil, sends Morocco home". The New York Times. 24 June 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Norges fineste landslagsmål" [Norway's best international goals]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 4 September 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
External links
- Erik Mykland at National-Football-Teams.com
- Erik Mykland – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Erik Mykland at EU-Football.info
- Erik Mykland at FootballDatabase.eu
- "Geocities profile and international data". Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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