BORN ON THIS DAY: THOMAS MYHRE

Myhre joined Everton when he initially arrived in England in 1997. He replaced the elderly Neville Southall as their starting custodian right away. For several years, the Norwegian goalie was always the first choice, but Paul Gerrard took his spot due to an ankle injury. Myhre was responsible for the fourth goal in a 4-1 thumping in an FA Cup match against Aston Villa. It essentially marked the end of his tenure at Goodison. Myhre only made three appearances for Rangers on his emergency loan in November 1999. In order to avoid Everton having to pay an extra price for making a certain amount of games, he was then loaned to Birmingham in 2000.

He saved a Keith Curle penalty against Wolves to start his Birmingham City career off right. He was called up to the Norwegian national team again after making impressive performances for Birmingham, and he participated in Euro 2000. After a brief loan to Tranmere Rovers, he joined FC Copenhagen and went on to win the Danish Premier League. In just two years, it was also Myhre’s fourth loan! The goalie eventually departed the Toffees for good in November 2001, signing with Besiktas of Turkey.

Myhre spent a year in Turkey before returning to England to join Peter Reid’s Sunderland. Myhre stated that he came to Wearside primarily because he had a great deal of respect for fellow Scandinavian goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen. However, because of Sorensen’s performances, Myhre ended up being the team’s second choice for the majority of the 2002–03 season before the Norwegian was loaned to Crystal Palace in October 2003. Myhre struggled with injury issues during his time at Sunderland and was n

But after the team was demoted, Reid was fired, and financial difficulties started to accumulate, Sorensen left in 2003. This helped the boys return to the Premier League’s promised land in the 2004–05 season and gave Myhre the opportunity to finally reach number one. Even though he won the Championship, his contract was not renewed when it ended in June 2005. Myhre briefly returned to Norway before joining Charlton and then rejoining Viking, his previous club.

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