Trygve Bornø

{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (1942–2024)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Trygve Bornø

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|2|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Harstad, Norway

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|11|15|1942|2|2|df=y}}

| death_place = Oslo, Norway

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1959–1963

| clubs1 = Harstad

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1964–1978

| clubs2 = Skeid

| caps2 = 190

| goals2 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 1964

| nationalteam1 = Norway U21

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1965

| nationalteam2 = Norway B

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1966–1972

| nationalteam3 = Norway

| nationalcaps3 = 43

| nationalgoals3 = 0

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Trygve Bornø (2 February 1942 – 15 November 2024) was a Norwegian footballer and sports administrator. A midfielder, he played for the Skeid and made 43 appearances for the Norway national team.

Playing career

Bornø's career began in Harstad IL, but he made his name with Skeid where he played 419 matches between 1964 and 1978 (a number which includes all first-team matches, including friendlies). In the Norwegian Premier League, Bornø played 190 matches and scored four goals. He was a member of the Skeid side that became league champions in 1966.

VG awarded him the Player of the Year title in 1969.

He played twice and scored once for Norway U21.{{NFF|2604383}} Between 1966 and 1972 he was capped 43 times for the Norway national team.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html Norway - Record International Players] - RSSSF

Post-playing career

After ending his active career Bornø worked as secretary general for the Norwegian Football Association, from 1983 to 1985, and from 1996 to 1999.{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Norges Fotballforbund |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=https://snl.no/Norges_Fotballforbund }}

Death

Bornø died on 15 November 2024, at the age of 82.

Honours

References

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{{cite encyclopedia |title=Trygve Bornø |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-first=Erik | editor-last=Bolstad |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Trygve_Bornø |date=17 November 2024 |language=no |access-date=17 November 2024}}

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{{succession box | before=Nicolai Johansen | title=Secretary general of the Norwegian Football Association | years=1983–1985| after=Svein Haagenrud}}

{{succession box | before=Ivar Egeberg | title=Secretary general of the Norwegian Football Association | years=1996–1999| after=Karen Espelund}}

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Category:1942 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:Sportspeople from Harstad

Category:Footballers from Troms

Category:Norwegian men's footballers

Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Norway men's international footballers

Category:Skeid Fotball players

Category:Harstad IL players

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen

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