The Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch () is an honorary proof that's awarded to all Norwegian footballers who reaches 25 caps for the Norway national football team. The watch is awarded by the Norges Fotballforbund. Gunnar Andersen was the first player to reach this milestone, when he was capped for the 25th time on 29 June 1919.
The Gold Watch was introduced in 1930, when the four players with 25 caps, (Gunnar Andersen, Per Skou, Einar Gundersen and Adolph Wold) were awarded the Gold Watch during a banquet at the Grand Hotel in Oslo.
In total, 163 male players have received the gold watch, the most recent being Haitam Aleesami, who received the award after Norway's Euro 2020 qualifying match against Sweden on 8 September 2019.
Recipients Players in bold are still active. NameClubsCapsage[a]1John Arne Riise Monaco, Liverpool, Roma, Fulham1102Thorbjørn Svenssen Sandefjord BK1043Henning BergLillestrøm, Blackburn, Manchester United, Rangers1004Erik Thorstvedt Eik-Tønsberg, Viking, Borussia Mönchengladbach, IFK Göteborg, Tottenham975John Carew Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia, Roma, Beşiktaş, Lyon, Aston Villa, Stoke, West Ham916Brede Hangeland Viking, FC København, Fulham917Øyvind Leonhardsen Molde, Rosenborg, Wimbledon, Liverpool, Tottenham, Aston Villa868Morten Gamst PedersenTromsø, Blackburn839Kjetil Rekdal Molde, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Lierse, Rennes, Hertha Berlin8310Steffen Iversen Tottenham, Wolverhampton, Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Crystal Palace7911Erik Mykland Start, Utrecht, FC Linz, Panathinaikos, 1860 München7812Svein Grøndalen Raufoss, Rosenborg, Moss7713Tore André Flo Sogndal, Tromsø, Brann, Chelsea, Rangers, Sunderland, Siena 7614Stig Inge Bjørnebye Kongsvinger, Rosenborg, Liverpool, Blackburn7515Jan Åge Fjørtoft HamKam, Lillestrøm, Rapid Wien, Swindon, Middlesbrough7116Ole Gunnar Solskjær Molde, Manchester United6717Terje Kojedal HamKam, Mulhouse, Valenciennes6618Jahn Ivar Jakobsen Rosenborg, Young Boys, MSV Duisburg, Lierse6519Rune Jarstein Odd, Rosenborg, Viking, Hertha BSC6520Gunnar Halle Lillestrøm, Oldham, Leeds, Bradford6421Gunnar Thoresen Larvik Turn6422André Bergdølmo Rosenborg, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, FC København6323Ronny Johnsen Eik-Tønsberg, Lyn, Lillestrøm, Beşiktaş, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Vålerenga6324Olav Nilsen Viking6225Roar Johansen Fredrikstad6126Rune Bratseth Rosenborg, Werder Bremen6027Tarik Elyounoussi Fredrikstad, Heerenveen, Rosenborg, Hoffenheim, Olympiacos, Qarabağ, AIK6028Harry Boye Karlsen Larvik Turn, Lyn, Ørn5829Ståle Solbakken Lillestrøm, Aalborg5830Thomas Myhre Everton, FC København, Beşiktaş, Sunderland, Charlton5631Gøran Sørloth Rosenborg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bursaspor5532Per Egil Ahlsen Fredrikstad, Brann, Düsseldorf5433Arne Bakker Asker5434Christian Grindheim Vålerenga, Heerenveen5435Markus Henriksen Rosenborg, AZ, Hull City5436Arne Larsen Økland Bryne, Bayer Leverkusen, Racing Paris5437Jostein Flo Molde, Sogndal, Sheffield United, Strømsgodset5338Daniel Braaten Skeid, Bosenborg, Bolton, Toulouse, FC København5239Asbjørn Hansen Sparta, Sarpsborg5240Stefan Johansen Strømsgodset, Celtic, Fulham, West Bromwich5241Tor Egil Johansen Skeid, Lillestrøm5242Håvard Nordtveit Borussia Mönchengladbach, West Ham, Hoffenheim, Fulham5243Vidar Riseth LASK Linz, Celtic, 1860 München, Rosenborg5244Reidar Kvammen Viking5145Frode Grodås Lillestrøm, Chelsea, Tottenham, Schalke 04, Hønefoss5046Åge Hareide Molde, Manchester City, Norwich5047Hallvar Thoresen FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven5048Lars Bohinen Vålerenga, Young Boys, Lillestrøm, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn, Derby4949Tom Høgli Tromsø, Club Brugge4950Henry Johansen Vålerenga4851Finn Thorsen Ham-Kam, Skeid4852Nils Eriksen Odd, Moss4753Tom Lund Lillestrøm4754Gunnar Andersen Lillestrøm4655Vidar Davidsen Frigg, Vålerenga4656Joshua King Manchester United, Blackburn, AFC Bournemouth4657Petter Rudi Molde, Perugia, Sheffield Wednesday, Lokeren, Germinal Beerschot4658Odd Iversen Rosenborg, Racing Mechelen, Vålerenga4559Jørgen Juve Lyn4560Tore Pedersen IFK Göteborg, Brann, Oldham, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, St. Pauli, Eintracht Frankfurt4561Omar Elabdellaoui Eintracht Braunschweig, Olympiacos, Hull City4462Martin Andresen Stabæk, Blackburn, Brann, Vålerenga4363Harald Berg Bodø/Glimt, Lyn, FC Den Haag4364Trygve Bornø Skeid4365Harald Hennum Skeid, Frigg4366Per Ciljan Skjelbred Rosenborg, Hamburg, Hertha BSC4367Pål Jacobsen Ham-Kam, Vålerenga4268Sigbjørn Slinning Viking4269Roar Strand Rosenborg4270Sverre Andersen Viking4171Arne Legernes Larvik Turn, Molde, Freidig41 72Trond Pedersen Start4173Per Skou Odd, Lyn4174Christer Basma Stabæk, Rosenborg4075Claus Lundekvam Brann, Southampton4076Arne Pedersen Fredrikstad4077Jan Gunnar Solli Rosenborg, Brann4078Ruben Yttergård Jenssen Tromsø, Kaiserslautern3979Erik Solér Lillestrøm, Eik, Hamburger SV, Brann, AGF Aarhus3980Tom Sundby Lillestrøm, Iraklis3981Harald Sunde Nidelv, Rosenborg, Racing Mechelen3982Trond Andersen Molde, Wimbledon, Aalborg3883Anders Giske Brann, Lillestrøm, Bayer Leverkusen, Nürnberg3884Thorstein Helstad Brann, Austria Wien, Rosenborg, Le Mans3885Erik Johansen Gjøvik-Lyn, Skeid 3886Svein Kvia Viking3887Sigurd Rushfeldt Tromsø, Rosenborg, Austria Wien3888Bent Skammelsrud Drøbak/Frogn, Frigg, Malmö FF, Rosenborg, Bayer Leverkusen3889Alexander Olsen Brann3790Kjetil Osvold Start, Lillestrøm, Nottingham Forest, Djurgården, PAOK3791Bjørn Spydevold Greåker, Fredrikstad3792Øivind Holmsen Lyn3693Erik Huseklepp Brann, Bari, Portsmouth, Birmingham3694Karl-Petter Løken Rosenborg3695Einar Jan Aas Moss, Bayern Munich, Nottingham Forest3596Bjørn Borgen Fredrikstad, Lyn3597Sverre Brandhaug Rosenborg3598Kai Erik Herlovsen Fredrikstad, Borussia Mönchengladbach3599Frode Johnsen Rosenborg, Nagoya Grampus Eight35100Helge Karlsen Brann35101Per Pettersen Frigg35102Bjørn Helge Riise Lillestrøm, Fulham, Sheffield United35103Espen RuudOB35104Alf-Inge Haaland Nottingham Forest, Leeds, Manchester City34105Kjell Kaspersen Skeid34106Thorleif Olsen Vålerenga34107Alexander Tettey Rosenborg, Stade Rennais, Norwich34108Mohammed Abdellaoue Vålerenga, Hannover 96, VfB Stuttgart33109Bjarne Berntsen Viking33110Jan Birkelund Skeid, Lillestrøm33111Arne Brustad Lyn33112Svein Fjælberg Viking33113Vegard ForrenMolde, Southampton33114Einar Gundersen Odd, Tønsberg Turn33115Finn Berstad Brann32116Geir Karlsen Odd, Rosenborg, Dunfermline, Vålerenga32117Roger Nilsen Viking, Köln, Sheffield United, Molde32118Ole Selnæs Rosenborg, Saint-Étienne, Shenzhen32119Alexander Søderlund Haugesund, Rosenborg, Saint-Étienne32120Kjetil Wæhler Vålerenga, AaB, IFK Göteborg32121Harry Hestad Molde, FC Den Haag31122Roald Jensen Brann, Hearts31123Per Edmund Mordt Vålerenga, IFK Göteborg31124Erik Hoftun Rosenborg30125Nils Arne Eggen Rosenborg, Vålerenga29126Tore Kordahl Lyn, Lillestrøm29127Arild Mathisen Strømsgodset, Vålerenga29128Tore Reginiussen Tromsø, OB, Rosenborg29129Haitam Aleesami IFK Göteborg, Palermo, Amiens28130Otto Aulie Odd, Lyn28131Edgar Falch Viking28132Erik Hagen Vålerenga, Zenit Saint Petersburg28133Kristian Henriksen Sarpsborg, Frigg, Lyn28134Kristofer Hæstad Start, Wigan, Vålerenga28135Ørjan Nyland Molde, Ingolstadt28136Thor Spydevold Sarpsborg, Fredrikstad28137Stein Thunberg Skeid, Start28138Jørn Andersen Vålerenga, Nürnberg, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf27139Trygve Andersen Årstad, Brann27140Eirik Bakke Sogndal, Leeds, Brann27141Gunnar Dybwad Steinkjer27142Thor Hernes Lyn27143Erik Holmberg Fredrikstad27144Even HovlandSogndal, Molde, 1. FC Nürnberg, Rosenborg27145Håvard Flo AGF Aarhus, Werder Bremen, Wolverhampton, Sogndal26146Rolf Holmberg Odd26147Tom R. Jacobsen Fram, Bryne, Vålerenga26148Kjell Kristiansen Asker26149Arne Natland Eik, Skeid26150Frode Olsen Start, Stabæk, Sevilla, Viking26151Edgar Stakset Steinkjer26152Adolph Wold Ready26153Roger Albertsen FC Den Haag, Feyenoord, KFC Winterslag, Olympiakos25154Jacob Berner Trygg25155Ola By Rise Rosenborg25156Arne Børresen Fredrikstad25157Dan Eggen Brøndby, Celta Vigo, Deportivo Alavés25158Thaulow Goberg Odd25159Jon Inge Høiland Malmö FF, Kaiserslautern, Stabæk25160Per Kristoffersen Fredrikstad25161Alf Martinsen Lillestrøm25162Svein Mathisen Start25163Odd Wang Sørensen Sparta25 Footnotes [a] The players age when making his 25th appearance.
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