Tor Henning Hamre

Tor Henning Hamre
Personal information
Full name Tor Henning Hamre
Date of birth (1979-04-24) 24 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Kvinesdal 61 (52)
2000–2001 Mandalskameratene 38 (30)
2002–2003 Flora Tallinn 50 (62)
2004 Vålerenga 4 (0)
2004 Vålerenga 2 16 (32)
2005–2006 Mandalskameratene 41 (11)
2006 Herfølge 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tor Henning Hamre (born 24 April 1979) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker.

In 2003, he scored an impressive 39 goals, which saw him win the Meistriliiga top scorer award, and even put him in contention for the ESM Golden Boot.[1] He also scored in 15 consecutive games, tallying 21 goals in that streak, a record in world football before Lionel Messi surpassed him by netting in 21 straight league games during the 2013–14 season.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ World Soccer Archived 2006-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Scoring Streaks". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Josef Martinez approaching world record for league scoring streak". MLS. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.