Thomas Holm
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1981)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thomas Holm
| image = Thomas Holm 2006 06 06 img02.jpg
| image_size = 250
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|2|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oslo, Norway
| height = 1.84 m
| currentclub =KFUM Oslo (assistant manager)
| position = Central midfielder
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Vålerenga
| years1 = 1998–2002 | clubs1 = SC Heerenveen | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2001–2002 | clubs2 = → BV Veendam (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2002–2007 | clubs3 = Vålerenga | caps3 = 96 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2008–2011 | clubs4 = Molde | caps4 = 68 | goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = → Tromsø (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = Fredrikstad | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2014 | clubs7 = Nordstrand
| totalcaps = 236
| totalgoals = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2003 | nationalteam1 = Norway U21 | nationalcaps1 = 32 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam2 = Norway | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2014–2016 | managerclubs1 = Nordstrand (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2017–2023 | managerclubs2 = Nordstrand
| manageryears3 = 2024– | managerclubs3 = KFUM Oslo (assistant)
}}
Thomas Holm (born 19 February 1981) is a Norwegian former professional footballer. A central midfielder, he played for SC Heerenveen, BV Veendam, Vålerenga, Molde, Tromsø, and Fredrikstad. He is the older half-brother of Vålerenga player Daniel Fredheim Holm.
Holm won the Tippeligaen with Vålerenga in 2005 and with Molde in 2011. He was capped four times for Norway.
Club career
Holm was born in Oslo, and grew up in Trosterud. He played for Vålerenga's youth team but transferred to Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen during the summer of 1998. Holm played as a right back and defensive midfielder under head coach Foppe de Haan, and in 2000 he signed a four-year contract with the club worth 10 million Norwegian kroner.{{cite news |newspaper=Verdens Gang |date=6 March 2000 |title=Han ga blaffen i Vålerenga og ble utenlandsproff bare 17 år gammel. Nå har Thomas Holm skrevet kontrakt verdt 10 mill}}
In the 2001–02 season, Holm was loaned out to BV Veendam., but moved back to Norway and Vålerenga in September 2002. He said that the move, which meant a drop in salary, was due to his belief in Vålerenga's ambitions and their supporters.{{cite news |newspaper=Aftenposten Aften |date=3 September 2002 |title=- Kan tilføre Vålerenga alt}} The head coach of Vålerenga, Kjetil Rekdal had a high view of Holm, and said that he was a talented player with a big future, and the prefect replacement for himself in the midfield after his own retirement.{{cite news |newspaper=Aftenposten Aften |date=19 September 2002 |title=Holm tar gjerne Rekdal-rollen}} Holm won the Norwegian Cup with Vålerenga in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.vif-fotball.no/article1452045.ece|title=Thomas Holm solgt til Molde|publisher=Vålerenga Fotball|date=21 November 2007|accessdate=22 November 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123213006/http://www.vif-fotball.no/article1452045.ece|archivedate=23 November 2007}}
Holm was unable to play during most of the 2003 season due to a calf fracture, but in 2004 he was back and was a contributing factor to Vålerenga's good season when they lost the league championship to Rosenborg on goal difference.{{cite news |newspaper=Aftenposten Aften |date=15 November 2004 |title=- Perfekt for landslaget}} In the next season, Vålerenga and Holm won the league, one point ahead of Start.
After a less active 2007 season, playing only six league games and fourteen games in total, Holm transferred to Molde. In total he played 145 matches for Vålerenga, and scored three goals. He played sixty league-matches during his first three seasons in Molde,{{cite web |url=http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/article3041140.ece |language=Norwegian |title=Kan være ferdig i Molde |work=nettavisen.no |publisher=Nettavisen |date=7 December 2010 |accessdate=13 April 2012}} and in 2009 he won silver in both the league and the cup with Molde.{{cite web |url=http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/content/view/4737/372/ |language=Norwegian |title=Thomas Holm: – Fortsatt sulten på suksess. |work=fredrikstadfk.no |publisher=Fredrikstad FK |date=13 March 2012 |accessdate=13 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415234531/http://www.fredrikstadfk.no/content/view/4737/372 |archivedate=15 April 2012}} Nevertheless, after the 2010 season, Molde tried to sell Holm to other clubs but without any success, and Holm played under the leadership of the new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær, until he was loaned to Tromsø in August 2011 for the rest of the 2011 season.{{cite web |url=http://til.no/Nyheter/Nyhetsarkiv/TIL-leier-Thomas-Holm-fra-Molde-FK-ut-aaret |title=TIL leier Thomas Holm fra Molde FK ut året |language=Norwegian |work=til.no |publisher=Tromsø IL |date=29 July 2011 |accessdate=13 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929024215/http://til.no/Nyheter/Nyhetsarkiv/TIL-leier-Thomas-Holm-fra-Molde-FK-ut-aaret |archivedate=29 September 2011}} Thus, Holm was both champion and runner-up of the 2011 Tippeligaen, as Molde won the league while Tromsø finished second.{{cite web |url=http://www.nordlys.no/sporten/til-magasinet/article5825195.ece |language=Norwegian |title=Dobbel glede for Holm |work=nordlys.no |publisher=Nordlys |date=28 November 2011 |accessdate=13 April 2012}}
On 14 January 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Fredrikstad, after leaving Molde on a free transfer,{{cite web |url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/thomas-holm-til-fredrikstad-3682952.html |language=Norwegian |title=Thomas Holm til Fredrikstad |work=tv2.no |publisher=TV 2 (Norway) |first=Sander |last=Smørdal |date=14 January 2012 |accessdate=18 April 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.f-b.no/ffk/her-er-ffks-forste-forsterkning-1.6715291 |language=Norwegian |title=Her er FFKs første forsterkning |work=f-b.no |publisher=Fredriksstad Blad |first=Joakim |last=Simensen |date=14 January 2012}} and on 14 April he scored his first goal for the club when Fredrikstad lost 2–1 against Rosenborg at home.{{cite web |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/04/14/sport/tippeligaen/thomas_holm/fredrikstad_fk/rosenborg/21108517/ |language=Norwegian |title=- Vi må lage litt show |work=dagbladet.no |publisher=Dagbladet |first=Christoffer |last=Beinnes |date=14 April 2012 |accessdate=18 April 2012}} He then retired. He became the assistant manager of Nordstrand IF in 2014.
International career
Holm played 38 times for different national youth teams, and 32 times for Norway U21.
After a season with Vålerenga in 2004, Holm made his debut for Norway against Australia at Craven Cottage in November 2004. His teammates at the club, Steffen Iversen, Erik Hagen and Ardian Gashi, were also a part of that national team squad.{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/article912773.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729063021/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/article912773.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2012 |language=Norwegian |work=aftenposten.no |publisher=Aftenposten |date=16 November 2004 |title=Vålerenga erobrer Norge |first=Sinde J. |last=Olsen |accessdate=18 April 2012 }} In total Holm has earned four caps with the Norwegian national team.
Career statistics
:Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=69122 |language=Norwegian |title=Thomas Holm |work=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV 2}}{{NIFS|188}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|OtherIncludes other competitive competitions, including Royal League and the Eliteserien Promotion/relegation play-offs !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Vålerenga
|2002 |rowspan="6"|Tippeligaen |4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2003
|18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2004
|24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1Appearance in the UEFA Cup | 0 | 3Appearances in the Royal League | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2005
|21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and one appearance in the UEFA Cup | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2006
|22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2Appearances in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2007
|7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4Appearances in the UEFA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!96||2||19||1||11||0||20||0||146||3 | |||||||||
| rowspan="5"|Molde
|2008 |rowspan="4"|Tippeligaen |18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2009
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2010
|27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4Appearances in the Europa League | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 2 | |
| 2011
|8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!68||3||8||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||80||4 | |||||||||
| Tromsø
|2011 |Tippeligaen |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| Fredrikstad
|2012 |Tippeligaen |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!188 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 250 | 8 |
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Honours
Vålerenga
- Tippeligaen: 2005, runner-up 2004
- Norwegian Cup: 2002
Molde
- Tippeligaen: Champion 2011, runner-up 2009
- Norwegian Cup: runner-up 2009
Tromsø
- Tippeligaen: runner-up 2011
References
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External links
- {{in lang|no}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604154154/http://www.moldefk.no/site/statistikk/spiller.php?page_id=20&season=2008&match_type=2&player_id=118 Player profile on official club website]
- {{in lang|no}} [http://www.fotball.no/histstat.asp?WCI=wiPerson&wce=ceNationMatches&PersonId=334894&OrgElementId=187838 National Caps]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Footballers from Oslo
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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Category:Norway men's international footballers
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Category:Eerste Divisie players
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Category:Fredrikstad FK players
Category:Nordstrand IF players