Runar Hove
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Runar Hove
| fullname = Runar Ullaland Hove
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Florø, Norway
| height = 1.95m{{WorldFootball.net|runar-hove}}
| currentclub =
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011
| youthclubs1 = Florø
| years1 = 2011–2018
| clubs1 = Florø
| caps1 = 139
| goals1 = 33
| years2 = 2019–2021
| clubs2 = Viking
| caps2 = 37
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = Brann
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Norway U16
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = Norway U17
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
Runar Ullaland Hove (born 8 August 1995) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
Hove was born in the town of Florø and started his senior career with Florø SK in 2011. He stayed with the club for eight seasons. On 20 December 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Viking.{{cite web|title=Ny midtstopper på plass|url=http://www.vikingfotball.no/nyheter/ny-midtstopper-pa-plass|website=www.vikingfotball.no|publisher=Viking FK|accessdate=14 January 2019|language=Norwegian|date=20 December 2018}} Despite being sidelined for two months with a knee injury,{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/eliteserien/2019/bekreftet-brudd-i-kneet-for-viking-stopper_sto7252365/story.shtml|title=Bekreftet brudd i kneet for Viking-stopper|publisher=Eurosport|first=Sebastian|last=Langvik-Hansen|date=1 May 2019|access-date=10 May 2021|language=no}} Hove played regularly throughout the 2019 season, amassing 24 appearances in total. He was also a starter in the victorious cup final against Haugesund the same year.{{cite news|url=https://www.fotball.no/turneringer/nm-menn/2019/folg-finalen-i-norgesmesterskapet-mellom-haugesund-og-viking-her/|title=Viking er Norgesmestere|publisher=NFF|first=Håkon Meisingset|last=Solheim|date=8 December 2019|access-date=10 May 2021|language=no}} In the third round of the 2020 Eliteserien, he suffered a hamstring injury that would keep him sidelined for the rest of the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.firdaposten.no/runar-hove-fryktar-10-kampar-pa-sidelinja-det-small-skikkeleg-bak-i-laret/s/5-16-411249|title=Runar Hove fryktar 10 kampar på sidelinja: – Det small skikkeleg bak i låret|work=Firdaposten|first=Dag Nesbø|last=Frøyen|date=29 June 2020|access-date=10 May 2021|language=no}}{{cite news|url=https://www.firdaposten.no/runar-hove-er-skadefri-og-klar-for-ny-sesong-malet-er-a-spele-alt/s/5-16-496668|title=Runar Hove er skadefri og og klar for ny sesong: – Målet er å spele alt|work=Firdaposten|first=Elise A.|last=Fossland|date=20 April 2021|access-date=10 May 2021|language=no}} On 26 August 2021, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Eliteserien club Brann.{{cite news|url=https://www.ba.no/na-er-overgangen-bekreftet-runar-hove-blir-brann-spiller/s/5-8-1685806|title=Nå er overgangen bekreftet: Runar Hove blir Brann-spiller|work=Bergensavisen|first=Sindre|last=Wiik|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021|language=no}} Brann were relegated after a play-off match where Hove was sent off and the match was decided on penalties.{{cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/mry1Wl/brann-rykket-ned-etter-straffespark-drama-jerv-til-eliteserien|title=Brann rykket ned etter straffespark-drama – Jerv til Eliteserien|work=VG|date=15 December 2021|access-date=16 December 2021|language=no}} He retired after the 2022 season at the age of 27.{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/obos-ligaen/2022/legger-opp-som-27-aring-de-trodde-bare-jeg-koddet_sto9166410/story.shtml|title=Legger opp som 27-åring: - De trodde bare jeg køddet|work=Eurosport|language=no|date=30 September 2022|access-date=19 November 2022}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{NFF|3350299}} | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2" |Club
!rowspan="2" |Season !colspan="3" |League !colspan="2" |Cup !colspan="2" |Continental !colspan="2" |Other !colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9" |Florø
|2011 |rowspan="3"|3. divisjon |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012
|10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2013
|24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2014
|rowspan="3"|2. divisjon |25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2015
|12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2016
|26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2017
|rowspan="2"|1. divisjon |25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2018
|15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!139 | 33 | 14 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 153 | 34 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Viking
|2019 |rowspan="3"|Eliteserien |20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2020
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Brann
|2021 |Eliteserien |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in relegation play-off}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022
|1. divisjon |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!182 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 36 |
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Personal life
He is a twin brother of fellow Florø player Erlend Hove.{{cite news|url=https://www.firda.no/ja-herliga-london-dette-blir-heilt-fantastisk/s/5-15-923334|title= – Ja herliga London! Dette blir heilt fantastisk!|date=6 December 2019|author=Frøyen, Dag Nesbø|work=Firdaposten|via=Firda|language=nn}}{{NFF|3350298|name=Erlend Ullaland Hove}}
Honours
References
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Category:People from Flora, Norway
Category:Footballers from Vestland
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Norwegian Third Division players
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Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
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