22 Facts About Steffen Iversen

Steffen Iversen is the son of former Norway international Odd Iversen, one of Norway's most prolific goalscorers of all time.

Steffen Iversen moved to Tottenham Hotspur in December 1996, where he scored 54 goals in seven years, and won the League Cup.

In 2006, he moved back to Rosenborg, where he won his second consecutive league title, and after another league victory in 2010, Steffen Iversen spent 13 months at Crystal Palace, before he signed for Rosenborg for the third time in February 2012.

Steffen Iversen was capped 79 times for the national team, scoring 21 goals.

Steffen Iversen scored Norway's only goal in a UEFA European Football Championship when he scored the match-winning goal against Spain in the group stage of UEFA Euro 2000.

Steffen Iversen was born in Oslo, when his father, Odd Iversen, was playing for Valerenga.

Steffen Iversen's family moved back to Trondheim when he was three years old, and the first club that Iversen played for was his father's club Rosenborg.

Steffen Iversen signed for Nationalkameratene at the age of seven, and the contract, dated 16 February 1984, included a clause that stated that Steffen Iversen any time could move back to Rosenborg free of charge, and was signed by his father.

Steffen Iversen later moved on to Astor before he joined Rosenborg's youth department in 1994, where he scored six goals in his debut for the reserve team.

Steffen Iversen joined Rosenborg's first team squad in 1995, and made his debut in the first match of the season against Kongsvinger at Lerkendal on 21 April 1995.

Steffen Iversen scored the winning goal in the semi-final against Wimbledon.

Steffen Iversen scored Wolves' first ever Premier League goal but was not prolific, only scoring 4 goals in 18 outings.

Steffen Iversen's contract ended on 31 October 2005, and for months he was a free agent.

Steffen Iversen was linked to a number of English Championship clubs in the summer of 2010; including Crystal Palace, Norwich City and Ipswich Town, before provisionally signing for Crystal Palace on 1 January 2011.

Steffen Iversen scored two goals in 19 matches during the 13 months he played for the Eagles, before he was released by the club on 31 January 2012.

Steffen Iversen joined Rosenborg for the third time in his career on 15 February 2012.

Steffen Iversen signed a performance-based one-year contract, with an option for one more year, and stated that he had returned to win the league.

Steffen Iversen was a regular for the Norway U-21 and was a major contributor for the team that earned a third place in the 1998 UEFA U-21 Championship, by scoring Norway's all three goals during the championship, including two goals in the third-place match against Netherlands U-21.

In Norway's first match in a UEFA European Championship, Steffen Iversen scored the match-winning goal against Spain with a header.

Steffen Iversen's goal is still Norway's only goal in a UEFA European Football Championship.

Steffen Iversen played regularly for the national team, until he in August 2008 overslept to a meeting with the squad that was to play a friendly match against Republic of Ireland on 20 August 2008 and was sent home by the national team coach Age Hareide.

Nevertheless, Steffen Iversen was called up for the next squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Iceland where he scored Norway's two goals.