Svein-Erik Edvartsen

{{Short description|Norwegian football referee and sports management professional}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Svein-Erik Edvartsen

| image = Svein-Erik Edvartsen (bilde 01).jpg

| caption = Edvartsen in April 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|5|21}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

| years1 = 2006 -

| league1 = Eliteserien

| role1 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2007 -

| confederation1 = UEFA and FIFA

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Svein-Erik Edvartsen (born 21 May 1979) is a Norwegian football referee and sports management professional.

Career

He debuted as a first division referee on 11 August 2002 in the game between Skeid and Tromsdalen. He debuted as a referee in the Norwegian Premier League in 2006. Edvartsen is also a referee principal in the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation and represents Hamar IL (football) and Storhamar Dragons (hockey).[http://www.n3sport.no/07/Organisation.aspx?WCI=wiPerson&WCU=242289 Profile at n3sport.no] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927173252/http://www.n3sport.no/07/Organisation.aspx?WCI=wiPerson&WCU=242289 |date=2011-09-27 }}

In 2010, an IK Start chairman called Edvartsen a "Tandori{{Sic}} referee". The case received extensive press coverage.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv2.no/sporten/fotball/tippeligaen/sveinerik-edvartsen-utsagnet-er-reinspikka-rasisme-3312002.html|title = Svein-Erik Edvartsen: – Utsagnet er reinspikka rasisme}} Edvartsen became a FIFA referee in 2013.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070706045620/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=nor/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html "Norway: Referees"]. Retrieved on 7 May 2013.

He is at present the CEO of the ice hockey club Lørenskog, and has previously been CEO at Storhamar and football club Hamarkameratene.

Personal life

Edvartsen was born in Oslo on 21 May 1979, and has lived in Norway since. His grandparents are from Pakistan.{{cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/4MRne/edvartsen-jeg-ble-utsatt-for-reinspikka-rasisme|language=no|title=Edvartsen: – Jeg ble utsatt for reinspikka rasisme|website=VG|date=11 October 2010|access-date=6 September 2018}}

References

Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Norwegian football referees

Category:Sportspeople from Oslo

Category:Norwegian ice hockey officials

Category:Norwegian people of Pakistani descent