Ingve Bøe
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ingve Bøe
| image =
| fullname = Ingve Henrik Bøe
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|9|29|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| height =
| position = Left back
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sunde
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Vidar
| years1 = 1984–1988
| clubs1 = Vidar
| years2 = 1989–1995
| clubs2 = Viking
| caps2 = 141
| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 1996
| clubs3 = Bryne
| years4 = 1997–1999
| clubs4 = Havørn
| years5 = 2000
| clubs5 = Randaberg
| years6 = 2001–2002
| clubs6 = Tasta
| years7 = 2002
| clubs7 = Sunde
| years8 = 2003
| clubs8 = Stavanger
| years9 = 2004
| clubs9 = Madla
| manageryears1 = 1997–1999
| managerclubs1 = Havørn (player-manager)
}}
Ingve Bøe (born 29 September 1964) is a retired Norwegian football defender. Best known for his period in Viking, he became 1989 cup champion and 1991 league champion.{{NFF|3690493}}
Career
A youth player for Sunde IL, he was also a youth coach in the same club as a teenager.{{cite news|title=Og Sunde-småguttene blir med|last=Lindboe|first=Kaare|date=30 July 1982|work=Rogalands Avis|page=13|language=no}} Bøe then joined FK Vidar. In 1984 he was selected for a Norway U20 training camp together with players such as Frode Grodås, Einar Rossbach, Rune Tangen, Jan Berg, Gunnar Halle, Sten Glenn Håberg, Vegard Skogheim and Arve Seland.{{cite news|title=Haugar- og Vard-spillere på u-landslagssamling|date=4 February 1984|work=Haugesunds Avis|agency=Norwegian News Agency|page=17|language=no}}
Ahead of the 1989 season he moved from Vidar to the larger team in the city, Viking FK. Bøe and Egil Fjetland was rumoured to cost {{NOK|250,000}} combined.{{cite news|title=Viking og Vidar er enige. Egil Fjetland/Ingve Bøe klare for Viking|last=Sivertsen|first=Ole|date=31 March 1989|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|page=34|language=no}} In the 1989 Norwegian Football Cup, Bøe was happy that Viking was drawn against Vidar in the third round.{{cite news|title=– Ideelt å møte Vidar|last=Svendsen|first=Torbjørn|date=4 July 1989|work=Rogalands Avis|page=19|language=no}} Viking reached the cup final, with Bøe and Kent Christiansen being the most stable players in defence. This was inconceivable one year prior, according to musings in Rogalands Avis.{{cite news|title=Kongepokal til debutantene?|last=Einarsen|first=Einar Owe|date=14 October 1989|work=Rogalands Avis|page=18|language=no}} Bøe was also called "find of the year".{{cite news|title=Viking er sommerlaget|last=Einarsen|first=Einar Owe|date=8 July 1989|work=Rogalands Avis|page=24|language=no}}
When Viking won the 1989 Norwegian Football Cup final, Bøe was praised for pacifying opposing striker Petter Belsvik.{{cite news|title=Seier for Viking og fotballen|date=30 October 1989|work=Aftenposten|page=26|language=no}} Later Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik accused Bøe of a handball in the penalty area, for which no penalty was awarded.{{cite news|title=Ai, ai, ai, for en artig krig!|date=30 October 1989|work=Vårt Land|page=14|language=no}}
Following the cup victory, Viking joined the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup. Bøe played in both legs against RFC Liège, against whom Viking experienced two resounding losses.{{WorldFootball.net|ingve-boee}} In 1990, Bøe came second in the player of the year vote arranged by Rogalands Avis, behind Roger Nilsen.{{cite news|title=Roger – best og penest|last=Einarsson|first=Lars Petter|date=29 December 1990|work=Rogalands Avis|pages=14–15|language=no}} The same newspaper called Nilsen and Bøe "the Katzenjammer Kids", as they were the only outfield players to play Viking's first 20 league matches of 1990.{{cite news|title=De friskeste vikingene|date=25 September 1990|last=Einarsen|first=Einar Owe|work=Rogalands Avis|page=19|language=no}}
In the 1991 Eliteserien, Viking led the table from the first to the last round.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.no/1991/Premier.html|title=Premier division 1991|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=11 June 2024}} After Viking incurred their first two losses in July, Bøe scored one of the goals against Lillestrøm which put Viking back on a winning streak.{{cite news|title=Viking stråler igjen|date=29 July 1991|last=Einarsen|first=Einar Owe|work=Rogalands Avis|page=13|language=no}}
Incidentally, Viking secured the league title on 29 September, Bøe's 27th birthday.{{cite news|title=Bennys største triumf|work=Dagbladet|date=30 September 1991|author=Helle, Lars|author-link=Lars Helle|pages=22–23|language=no}}
The 1992 season became much more difficult for Viking, with the team fighting against relegation.
Bøe was among the key players who was rumoured to leave for somewhere else.{{cite news|title=Viking spiller høyt|work=Rogalands Avis|author=Svendsen, Torbjørn|date=3 September 1992|page=17|language=no}}
However, Viking managed to tighten up in the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League first round against Barcelona. Bøe played the first leg at left back as Viking only lost 1–0 away. He faced Michael Laudrup, and though Bøe at times had problems keeping up with the Dane, Laudrup eventually had to substitute off after a duel with Bøe.{{cite news|title=Helter av Barcelona|work=VG|author=Strøm, Ole Kristian|date=17 September 1992|page=30|language=no}}{{cite news|title=Fabuloso Viking!|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|author=Nærland, Egil Ø.|date=17 September 1992|page=37|language=no}}{{cite news|title='Tøffere på søndag'|work=Rogalands Avis|author=Einarsson, Lars Petter|date=17 September 1992|page=27|language=no}} Bøe also played the entire return leg, this time at home, where Barcelona held Viking to 0–0 and progressed.{{cite news|title=Storfisken glapp|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|author=Nærland, Egil Ø.|display-authors=et al|date=1 October 1992|page=39|language=no}}
In his 100th league game for Viking in August 1993, Bøe was declared man of the match by VG and delivered the assist to the only goal in Viking's game against Molde.
By that time, he was the only Viking player to actually come from Stavanger.{{cite news|title=Jubel for jubilanten|work=VG|author=Frafjord, Ståle|date=30 August 1993|page=30|language=no}} Bøe was Viking's penalty taker, scoring twice in the 16th May game against Vålerengen in 1994 and being declared man of the match by local press.{{cite news|title=Ingve stoppet måltørken|author=Einarsson, Lars Petter|work=Rogalands Avis|date=18 May 1994|pages=14–15|language=Norwegian}} In the 1994 Eliteserien, Bøe ended up being Viking's top goalscorer ahead of future Premier League striker Egil Østenstad, having converted 7 penalties. Viking secured bronze medals in the league, qualifying for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup.{{cite news|title=Toppscorer på straffe|work=VG|author=Johannessen, Bjørn Arne|date=22 August 1994|page=31|language=no}}{{cite news|title=Fikk gullunge - hjalp Viking til bronse|author=Lindboe, Frode S.|work=Rogalands Avis|date=19 October 1994|pages=14–15|language=no}}
After the Norwegian 1994 season concluded, Bøe went on trial with Ethnikos Piraeus in Greece. The trial included another player Roy Wassberg and was facilitated by former Alpha Ethniki player Arne Møller.{{cite news|title=Ute på prøve|author=Natlandsmyr, Gorm|work=Bergensavisen|date=29 November 1994|page=33|language=no}} According to Rogalands Avis, this was the first transfer offer for Bøe during his time at Viking. Ethnikos sought a right back,{{cite news|title=Ingve på vei til Hellas|author=Einarsson, Lars Petter|work=Rogalands Avis|date=25 November 1994|page=19|language=no}} but opted not to sign Bøe.{{cite news|title=Bomtur for Ingve|work=Rogalands Avis|date=1 December 1994|page=21|language=no}}
Viking's first outing in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup was an away match versus TPV. At 0–0, Ingve Bøe missed a penalty kick which he put in the post. Whereas UEFA reported that Bøe scored Viking's first goal in the 48th minute,{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/51886--tpv-vs-viking/|title=TPV (FIN) 0-4 Viking NOR|publisher=UEFA|access-date=3 June 2024}} this was reported as an own goal at the time.{{cite news|title=E-cup-seier i Tammerfors ble plankekjøring|author=Thime, Erik|work=Rogalands Avis|date=9 August 1995|pages=12–13|language=no}}{{cite news|title=De unge bak cuptriumfen|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|author=Gundersen, Carl G.|date=9 August 1995|page=27|language=no}} Viking progressed to the first round, where Ingve Bøe did not play as they were knocked out by Auxerre.
Personal life
Ingve Bøe was nicknamed "Chips".{{cite news|title=Gull i bursdagspresang?|author=Einarsson, Lars Petter|work=Rogalands Avis|date=27 September 1991|page=15|language=no}}{{cite news|title=Chips - på godt og vondt|author=Einarsson, Lars Petter|work=Rogalands Avis|date=10 September 1990|page=12|language=no}} While playing for Viking he was married and had two children.
Later career
Bøe went on from Viking to Bryne in 1996.{{cite news|title=Bøe blir Bryne-spiller|date=18 October 1995|language=no|agency=Norwegian News Agency}} By June 1996, he was the top goalscorer of this club as well, with 4 goals, not exclusively from penalties.{{cite news|title=Toppscorer Bøe gleder seg|date=1 June 1996|work=Rogalands Avis|page=31|language=no}}{{cite news|title=Ingve Bøe slutter i Bryne FK|date=20 November 1996|work=Jærbladet|page=4|language=no}}
Ahead of the 1997 season, Bøe wanted to prioritize his family and train more on his own during off-season. Bryne did not accept this, and Bøe ended his elite career.{{cite news|title=Satser på lokale spillere|last=Hauge|first=Dagfinn|date=15 November 1996|work=Jærbladet|page=5|language=no}} From 1997, Bøe moved successively to host of smaller clubs in the Stavanger Region; Havørn,{{cite news|title=Bøe sa nei til Bryne|date=20 November 1996|language=Norwegian|agency=Norwegian News Agency}} Randaberg,{{cite news|title=Randaberg satser på rutine|date=12 November 1999|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|page=32|language=Norwegian}} Tasta,{{cite news|title=Ingve Bøe til Tasta|date=29 May 2001|work=Stavanger Aftenblad|page=41|language=Norwegian}} Sunde, Stavanger and Madla.
In 2022, Verdens Gang declared Ingve Bøe to be the 50th best Viking FK player of the last 50 years.{{cite news|title=De 72 beste siste 50 år|work=100 sider om Viking FK|publisher=VG|author1=Juva, Geir|author2=Svegaarden, Knut Espen|date=4 April 2022|page=21|language=no}}