Gabriel Høyland

Gabriel Høyland
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Høyland
Date of birth (1955-02-10) 10 February 1955
Place of birth Bryne, Norway
Position(s)
Youth career
Bryne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1986 Bryne 294 (69)
1987–1988 Klepp
International career
1974–1982 Norway 23 (3)
Managerial career
2001 Bryne
2009 Bryne
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gabriel Høyland (born 10 February 1955) is a former Norwegian footballer who played for Norwegian team Bryne. Høyland began his career as a striker, and later became an attacking midfielder. He is widely regarded as Bryne's greatest player of all time, and was a key player in the team's 1980s glory days, when the team finished second in the Norwegian top division twice (1980 and 1982). In all competitions, including friendlies, Høyland played 596 first-team matches and scored 170 goals for Bryne, including 294 matches and 69 goals in league competition. He also won 23 caps for Norway, and scored three international goals.

He is the great-uncle of Erling Haaland.[1]

References

  1. ^ Norheim, Håkon; Laugaland, Johan (16 May 2022). "Mormor og de fire fotballproffene". NRK.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Rikskringkasting. Retrieved 24 June 2022.