Ole Martin Årst
Encyclopedia
Ole Martin Årst is a Norwegian
footballer who currently plays as a striker for IK Start of the Norwegian Premier League
.
for . He then moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium
and ended up as a top goalscorer in 2000 with 30 goals. Then, Standard Liège
signed him for NOK 24 million. He returned to Tromsø IL in the summer of 2003 for NOK 5 million.
Årst became the top scorer
in the Norwegian Premier League
2005
, with 16 goals. After a hat-trick against IK Start on 2 October 2005 Årst was ranked as the top league scorer of all times in Tromsø IL with 51 goals. On 9 July 2007 he transferred to IK Start.
Start went down that season, but as Start won a direct promotion in 2008, Årst did not participate in any games due to a serious injury. The same injury limited him to only two games in the 2009 season.
He announced his retirement in October 2009.
He made a comeback for the club in a friendly match in early 2010. He then signed a contract for the duration of 2010, with possibilities of renewal.
On the 8th of November, 2011, Årst signed a one-year deal with Tromsø IL to start in the upcoming 2012 Norwegian Premier League
Season. This will be his 3rd spell at the club.
in a January 2000 friendly match against Iceland
and earned 22 caps since, scoring 2 goals.
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|1994||Skarp
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|1995||rowspan="3"|Tromsø||rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen
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|1996||24||9||8||6||-||-||32||15
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|1997||23||9||4||5||4||3||31||17
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|1997-98||rowspan="2"|Anderlecht
||rowspan="6"|Jupiler Pro League||18||10||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|1998-99||18||1||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|1999-00||rowspan="1"|K.A.A. Gent||32||30||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|2000-01||rowspan="3"|Standard Liège
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|2001-02||12||6||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|2002-03||30||19||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|2003||rowspan="5"|Tromsø||rowspan="6"|Tippeligaen
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|2004||25||11||3||0||-||-||28||11
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|2005||26||16||2||2||7||4||35||22
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|2006||26||11||2||2||-||-||28||13
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|2007||13||2||3||5||-||-||16||7
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|2007||rowspan="5"|Start||12||6||2||0||-||-||14||6
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|2008||rowspan="1"|Adeccoligaen
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|2009||rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen
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|2010||24||12||3||4||-||-||27||16
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|2011||29||16||6||4||-||-||35||20
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
footballer who currently plays as a striker for IK Start of the Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
.
Club career
A tall striker, Årst made his professional debut for Tromsø IL on 22 April 1995 against Hamarkameratene at Briskeby stadion. After the 1997 season he was sold to AnderlechtR.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
for . He then moved to K.A.A. Gent in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and ended up as a top goalscorer in 2000 with 30 goals. Then, Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
signed him for NOK 24 million. He returned to Tromsø IL in the summer of 2003 for NOK 5 million.
Årst became the top scorer
Norwegian top scorers
List of top goal scorers in the Norwegian Premier League.* 1948-49: Arvid Havnås 12 goals* 1949-50: Reidar Dørum 13 goals* 1950-51: John Sveinsson 19 goals* 1951-52: Jan Tangen 15 goals...
in the Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
2005
Norwegian Premier League 2005
The 2005 season of the Norwegian Premier League began on April 10, 2005, and was concluded with the last of 26 rounds played on October 29. 3 points were given for wins and 1 for draws....
, with 16 goals. After a hat-trick against IK Start on 2 October 2005 Årst was ranked as the top league scorer of all times in Tromsø IL with 51 goals. On 9 July 2007 he transferred to IK Start.
Start went down that season, but as Start won a direct promotion in 2008, Årst did not participate in any games due to a serious injury. The same injury limited him to only two games in the 2009 season.
He announced his retirement in October 2009.
He made a comeback for the club in a friendly match in early 2010. He then signed a contract for the duration of 2010, with possibilities of renewal.
On the 8th of November, 2011, Årst signed a one-year deal with Tromsø IL to start in the upcoming 2012 Norwegian Premier League
2012 Norwegian Premier League
The 2012 Norwegian Premier League season is the 68th season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, will begin on 25 March 2012 and will end on 18 November 2012, with a summer break from 28 May to 30 June...
Season. This will be his 3rd spell at the club.
International career
He made his debut for NorwayNorway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
in a January 2000 friendly match against Iceland
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
and earned 22 caps since, scoring 2 goals.
Club statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 17 October 2010|-
|1994||Skarp
IF Skarp
Idrettsforeningen Skarp is a Norwegian association football club from Tromsø. Its club colors are black and white.The men's team played in the Second Division for many years, but was relegated after the 2008 season...
||Third division||22||34||?||?||-||-||22||34
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|1995||rowspan="3"|Tromsø||rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
||7||1||3||3||2||0||12||4
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|1996||24||9||8||6||-||-||32||15
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|1997||23||9||4||5||4||3||31||17
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|1997-98||rowspan="2"|Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
||rowspan="6"|Jupiler Pro League||18||10||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|1998-99||18||1||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|1999-00||rowspan="1"|K.A.A. Gent||32||30||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|2000-01||rowspan="3"|Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
||29||14||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|2001-02||12||6||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|2002-03||30||19||?||?||?||?||?||?
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|2003||rowspan="5"|Tromsø||rowspan="6"|Tippeligaen
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
||13||5||3||1||-||-||16||6
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|2004||25||11||3||0||-||-||28||11
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|2005||26||16||2||2||7||4||35||22
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|2006||26||11||2||2||-||-||28||13
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|2007||13||2||3||5||-||-||16||7
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|2007||rowspan="5"|Start||12||6||2||0||-||-||14||6
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|2008||rowspan="1"|Adeccoligaen
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
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|2009||rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
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|2010||24||12||3||4||-||-||27||16
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|2011||29||16||6||4||-||-||35||20
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242||130||38||32||13||7||293||169
139||80||?||?||?||?||?||?
374||209||?||?||?||?||?||?
- Total: statistics from top two divisions only
Honours
- Norwegian CupNorwegian football cupThe Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
Champion: 1996 - Belgian First Division top scorer: 2000
- Norwegian Premier LeagueNorwegian Premier LeagueTippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
top scorer: 2005 - Kniksen awardKniksen awardThe Kniksen award , established in 1990, acclaims the best players in the Norwegian football premiership. The award is named after the legendary Norwegian football player Roald Jensen, nicknamed "Kniksen".-Category A:...
: striker of the year: 2005