Tom Sundby
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Date of birth | 15 December 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Larvik, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Striker, Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
?–1976 | Stag[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977 |
Larvik Turn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1980 |
Larvik Turn | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1982 |
Lyn | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1986 | Lillestrøm | 83 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1988 |
Iraklis | 38 | (7[3]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 |
Lyn | ? | (? [citation needed]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1988 | Norway | 39 | (6[4]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tom Sundby (born 15 December 1960) is a former
Career
Youth and Lyn
Raised in
Lillestrøm and Iraklis
Then he was brought to Lillestrøm as a replacement for Tom Lund, whom they lost to retirement.[14] He signed a 1-year-contract on 14 December 1982.[20] He made his first appearance for Lillestrøm at the away match against
Having developed fully at the sparkling club matches during the spring season, on 15 June 1983 Sundby made his debut for Norway national A team at the Olympic qualifying match against Finland as the substitute for Øivind Tomteberget.[22][23] It's 29 years since his father Reidar Sundby played his first and only match with the flag on his chest. "But it is still dad who is ahead in the international competition. He got a whole match in 1954, while I only let go for 13 minutes. But I have at least got a leg up in Røste Fossen's list of national team players - so it is only to be hoped that it does not stop with the meagre quarter", he said.[24] Norway was invited to participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics in June as East Germany withdrew.[6] On 11 July 1984, Sundby was selected for the Norwegian Olympic football squad, together with his clubmates Joar Vaadal and André Krogsæter.[25] Having been pressed for time, 24 July arrived in USA, 29 July played against Chile 0–0 draw, 31 July against France 1–2 defeat, 2 August against Qatar 2–0 win.[6] His shirt number was 10.[26][27]
Sundby took part in the training match between
Sundby scored against Denmark on 16 October 1985 in Ullevaal, 1–0 43 minutes of the match.[32] Hallvar Thoresen took a free kick at the right side, Sundby hit it with a header from the near side and the ball arced perfectly into the left side of the goal. Unfortunately it was a game of two halves, missing Svein Fjælberg due to the injury was too big.[33] Against France on 14 October 1987 in Parc des Princes, 1-1 80 minutes of the match.[34] Kjetil Osvold took a free kick approx. 45 degrees diagonally, from a distance of 12,5m in front of the goal Sundby hit it with a header to the ground, and the ball bounced off and into the under left of the goal.[35]
With
Sundby was named the Player of the Year 1985 from Aftenposten[42] and 1986 from VG.[43]
On 13 September 1986 He signed a new 2-year-contract with Lillestrøm.[44] On 10 December 1986 he signed a contract with a Alpha Ethniki club Iraklis to become a professional, which had been a dream of his elder brother Reidar jr. and Tom. Since eight years ago when Reidar jr arranged training at Go Ahead for Tom, many foreign clubs - FC Brugge, Gent, Ajax, FC Metz, Mannheim, Darmstadt, Tennis Borussia and Køln - had been mentioned.[45]
On 21 December 1986 Sundby made his first official appearance for Iraklis, heading a long goal-scoring pass to Sakis Anastasiadis at the match against the city rival PAOK with 48000 spectators and pleased Reidar jr who sat in the honour lounge.[46] He played there for two years. Iraklis loved him.[3][47]
On 21 June 1987, the finale of the 45th Greek Cup was held between Iraklis and OFI, The Olympic Stadium of Athens "Spyros Louis" in front of 23578 fans. As 1–1 at the end of the normal duration of the match, the title was decided on the penalty-shootout. Sundby, being the first taker, missed out. Following 2 of 3 teammates were denied. Iraklis became the runner-up.[48][49] On 11 September 1988 at the premiere match of the season, he scored 2 of the 3 Iraklis goals, then flew back to Norway.[3]
Injured and Comeback at Lyn
On 14 September 1988, in the first minute of the match against Scotland, which was Norway's first qualifying match of the 1990 World Cup, Sundby got seriously injured by a tackle from Steve Nicol who was being a right-back surprisingly there in the centre midfield. At that very moment Sundby was moving to shield the ball elegantly. He left the pitch with a bandage around his right knee, fans kept calling his name.[50][51][52]
He was very close to a contract with Fiorentina or Nice[14] but had to be sidelined for two years because of that injury, effectively ruining his professional career.
Sundby made a comeback at
He worked for Asics Norway A/S as a general manager.[14]
He was a leader of Football Group in Snarøya Sportsklubb.[58]
Sundby works as marketing director of Norges Fotballforbund since 1 October 2007.[59][60]
Kjetil Osvold, a former teammate in Lillestrøm and national team both, answered when he was asked who is the best footballer he has ever played with: "Tom Sundby. He had all, a complete football player - simply."[61]
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- ^ a b c "Technical Study Group report Men's Olympic Football Tournament Los Angeles 1984" (PDF). FIFA.
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- ^ a b c "Tom Sundby som Lynspiller". LynHistorie.com.
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- ^ "Tom Sundby ny markedsdirektør i NFF". Nettavisen Nyheter. 29 June 2007.
- ^ "Kommersiell avdeling". Norges Fotballforbund.
- ^ Osvold, Kjetil (13 March 2007). "Hva gjør du nå, Kjetil Osvold?" (Interview). Interviewed by Jan Magnus Weiberg-Aurdal. Nettavisen Sport.
External links
- Tom Sundby at UEFA
- Tom Sundby at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Tom Sundby at EU-Football.info
- Tom Sundby at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tom Sundby at Olympedia
- "Tom Sundby som Lynspiller". LynHistorie.com.
- "Ο εξαιρετικός Τομ Ζούντμπι…". bluearena.gr. 23 April 2020.
- Tom Sundby at http://www.home.no/greenriver/landslaget.html at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 October 2013)