Runar Hove
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Runar Ullaland Hove | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Florø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Florø | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | Florø | 139 | (33) |
| 2019–2021 | Viking | 37 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Brann | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Norway U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2012 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Runar Ullaland Hove (born 8 August 1995) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
[edit]Hove was born in the town of Florø and started his senior career with Florø SK in 2011. He stayed with the club for eight seasons. On 20 December 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Viking.[2] Despite being sidelined for two months with a knee injury,[3] Hove played regularly throughout the 2019 season, amassing 24 appearances in total.[4] He was also a starter in the victorious cup final against Haugesund the same year.[5] In the third round of the 2020 Eliteserien, he suffered a hamstring injury that would keep him sidelined for the rest of the season.[6][7] On 26 August 2021, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Eliteserien club Brann.[8] Brann were relegated after a play-off match where Hove was sent off and the match was decided on penalties.[9] He retired after the 2022 season at the age of 27.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Florø | 2011 | 3. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||||
| 2014 | 2. divisjon | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2015 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 139 | 33 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 153 | 34 | ||||
| Viking | 2019 | Eliteserien | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| Brann | 2021 | Eliteserien | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 182 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 36 | ||
- ^ Appearance in relegation play-off
Personal life
[edit]He is a twin brother of fellow Florø player Erlend Hove.[11][12]
Honours
[edit]- Viking
References
[edit]- ^ Runar Hove at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Ny midtstopper på plass". www.vikingfotball.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Langvik-Hansen, Sebastian (1 May 2019). "Bekreftet brudd i kneet for Viking-stopper" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Runar Hove at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Solheim, Håkon Meisingset (8 December 2019). "Viking er Norgesmestere" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Frøyen, Dag Nesbø (29 June 2020). "Runar Hove fryktar 10 kampar på sidelinja: – Det small skikkeleg bak i låret". Firdaposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Fossland, Elise A. (20 April 2021). "Runar Hove er skadefri og og klar for ny sesong: – Målet er å spele alt". Firdaposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Wiik, Sindre (26 August 2021). "Nå er overgangen bekreftet: Runar Hove blir Brann-spiller". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Brann rykket ned etter straffespark-drama – Jerv til Eliteserien". VG (in Norwegian). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Legger opp som 27-åring: - De trodde bare jeg køddet". Eurosport (in Norwegian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Frøyen, Dag Nesbø (6 December 2019). "– Ja herliga London! Dette blir heilt fantastisk!". Firdaposten (in Norwegian Nynorsk) – via Firda.
- ^ Erlend Ullaland Hove at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Runar Hove at Soccerway
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