Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alf-Inge Rasdal Håland | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1993 | Bryne | 68 | (4) |
1993–1997 | Nottingham Forest | 75 | (7) |
1997–2000 | Leeds United | 74 | (8) |
2000–2003 | Manchester City | 38 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Rosseland | ? | (?) |
Total | 255 | (22) | |
National team | |||
1994–2001 | Norway | 34 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Alf-Inge Rasdal "Alfie" Håland (born 23 November 1972 in Stavanger), anglicised to Haaland, is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a defender for English clubs Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Manchester City. Håland won 34 caps for Norway.
He grew up at Bryne and played his club football for Bryne FK, before moving to Nottingham Forest where he made his debut against Leicester City. He later played for Leeds United and Manchester City.
Håland made his debut for Norway in friendly match against Costa Rica in January 1994. He was later named in Norway's squad for the 1994 World Cup where he played the matches against Mexico and Italy. Håland was capped a total of 34 times, with his last international match was against Bulgaria in April 2001. Håland is — along with Hallvar Thoresen, Dan Eggen, Espen Baardsen, Hans Hermann Henriksen, Joshua King and Martin Samuelsen — one of the few players to have played for the Norwegian national team without ever playing in the domestic top division.