Knut Borch
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Knut Håkon Borch is a retired football goalkeeper from Tromsø
in Norway
. He served his military service as an athletics assistant in the Royal Norwegian Navy from July 1999 to June 2000 at Olavsvern Naval Base located in Ramfjorden outside of Tromsø.
Borch studied medicine at the University of Tromsø
, and graduated in June 2007 to become a medical doctor.
and played particularly well in the last half of the season.
The 2005 and 2006 season, Borch was plagued with injury problems. Tromsø enlisted Lars Hirschfeld
to fill in for Borch during the 2005 season, while Kenny Stamatopoulos
and Sead Ramovic
played for Tromsø during the 2006 season. Borch became injury free during the 2007-season. However, Ramovic was Tromsø's first choice even after Borch's return to football. Borch did get one match, a 2-1 loss to Fredrikstad, that Ramovic could not play due to suspension.
Borch retired in the summer of 2008, because of his injury problems.
call up in 2005. However, he was capped only once for the Norwegian national team
.
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
in Norway
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...
. He served his military service as an athletics assistant in the Royal Norwegian Navy from July 1999 to June 2000 at Olavsvern Naval Base located in Ramfjorden outside of Tromsø.
Borch studied medicine at the University of Tromsø
University of Tromsø
The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
, and graduated in June 2007 to become a medical doctor.
Club career
As a goalkeeper Borch played for Tromsø IL for his entire career was at the club since 1986. Borch finally secured an undisputed first team position ahead of the 2004 seasonNorwegian Premier League 2004
The 2004 season of the Norwegian Premier League began on April 12, 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004.26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...
and played particularly well in the last half of the season.
The 2005 and 2006 season, Borch was plagued with injury problems. Tromsø enlisted Lars Hirschfeld
Lars Hirschfeld
Lars Justin Hirschfeld is a Canadian football goalkeeper currently playing for Vålerenga Fotball in Norway.-Club career:Hirschfeld started his career with the Edmonton Drillers, playing indoor soccer...
to fill in for Borch during the 2005 season, while Kenny Stamatopoulos
Kenny Stamatopoulos
Kyriakos "Kenny" Stamatopoulos is a Greek-Canadian soccer goalkeeper, currently play for AIK.-Sweden:...
and Sead Ramovic
Sead Ramovic
Sead Ramović is a Bosnian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for FK Novi Pazar in Serbian SuperLiga.-Club career:...
played for Tromsø during the 2006 season. Borch became injury free during the 2007-season. However, Ramovic was Tromsø's first choice even after Borch's return to football. Borch did get one match, a 2-1 loss to Fredrikstad, that Ramovic could not play due to suspension.
Borch retired in the summer of 2008, because of his injury problems.
International career
As a result of his great 2004 season, Borch was featured in the first national teamNorway 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...
call up in 2005. However, he was capped only once for the Norwegian national team
Norway 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...
.