As one of the best strikers in the world at the moment, Erling Haaland also has an extremely interesting private life.
Here are 15 facts about the Norwegian striker that you probably didn’t know.
Choose to play for Norway instead of England
Erling Haaland is a Norwegian footballer, but he was born in Yorkshire, England to his father, Alf-Inge Haaland (pictured) when he was a player playing for Leeds United club.
Because of this, Dortmund’s star can completely join the Three Lions to conquer titles in prestigious arenas. However, he chose to play for Norway to dedicate himself to his homeland.
The striker born in 2000 had his first match in the national team shirt on September 5, 2019 when he welcomed Malta at home in the Euro 2020 qualifying framework.
Inherited athlete qualities from both parents
Haaland was born into a family with both parents active in the sports field. His father is a former player who played for many Premier League clubs such as Nottingham Forest, Leeds United or Manchester City. His mother, Gry Marita, was also a champion of 7 pentathlons in Norway.
In addition to football, this young striker also regularly plays handball, athletics and skiing like his mother. His father once told that the Norwegian handball coach wanted him to give up football to train with the national youth team in this subject.
World record for long jump
Haaland deserves to be the king of records from an early age. As revealed by scout Andre Noruega, not only is the young Norwegian good at soccer, but the young Norwegian star also surprised many fans when he was the holder of the world record for the long jump in the under-5 category.
The goal of this striker is 1.63 meters, achieved in January 2006. For more than 15 years, no boy has been able to surpass this achievement. And of course, at the present time, the Norwegian striker is still the holder of the world record in this subject.
Start playing as a winger
Erling Haaland is one of the most feared strikers in the football world at the moment. However, few people know the period when he started playing football, he played as a winger.
As a football prodigy, Haaland had the opportunity to access professional football leagues at the age of 15. The first team he played for was Bryne FK, a club in the Norwegian league.
In this club shirt, he was once assigned to play in the left wing corridor, then gradually moved into the center of the ball.
Once rejected by Hoffenheim
In 2016, Erling Haaland had a one-week trial at Bundesliga club Hoffenheim but was refused by this team to sign. The reason is that the German club did not accept this young player’s salary request.
Haaland’s representative wanted a salary of 5,000 euros/month while the highest level of the home team at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena was only 2,000 euros/month. And in the end the mission could not come true.
Used to be pursued by Juventus
At the beginning of 2018, Juventus had time to pursue Erling Haaland when his talent was budding. The reigning Serie A champion once put an offer of 5.1 million pounds to ask to buy this young striker but was unsuccessful.
At the end of 2019, the Old Lady of Turin once again joined the race for the signature of the emerging Norwegian star with Manchester United and many other clubs. However, Haaland chose to join Dortmund.
Score 9 goals in 1 game
In May 2019, Erling Haaland rocked world football when he scored 9 goals in Norway’s 12-star victory over U20 Honduras at the U20 World Cup finals 2019.
The incredible performance of the striker born in 2000 broke the record of the player scoring the most goals in a match at the U20 World Cup set by the former Adailton player in 1997 (6 goals). The Norwegian “scorer” also won the title of Top Scorer at this tournament.
Copy Ronaldo’s food menu
Erling Haaland’s father revealed that his son followed the strict and scientific diet of Cristiano Ronaldo after listening to Patrice Evra tell about the Portuguese striker’s diet.
During a visit to Ronaldo’s house for a meal, the former French player found that the Juventus superstar only ate salad, white chicken and filtered water, no carbonated drinks or juices. This is the menu that helps Ronaldo maintain muscle strength, flexibility and peak performance despite turning 37 years old.
CR7’s professionalism is what Haaland wants to learn.
Idol Zlatan Ibrahimovic
If Cristiano Ronaldo is the model of professionalism in training that Haaland has always wanted to pursue, then Ibrahimovic is the number 1 idol in his heart, although the Swedish star has a completely different style of noise from the peace. of this player.
The striker born in 2000 once shared:
“I have a lot of role models to learn from, but Zlatan is the biggest influence for me.
The way he became a legend, the ways he has come and the style of his game is impressive. Moreover, Ibra is also Scandinavian and I want to succeed him.”
Former student of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Before becoming an outstanding striker as now, few people know that Haaland was a student of Solskjaer when playing at Molde club in the Norwegian National Championship. Solsa recruited this young player in 2017 for £180,000 and did his best to support and facilitate his development.
“Ole has had a huge influence on my career. He taught me a lot and that’s one of the reasons I am where I am today,” Haaland once revealed in an interview.
Despite having a good relationship, Haaland did not follow his old teacher to England to play for Man United.
Able to play rap music
Erling Haaland is considered a multi-talented player. In addition to his impressive football skills, Dortmund’s young star can also play handball, tennis, skiing and especially, he is also able to compose and sing rap music quite skillfully.
Haaland revealed that if he is not successful in his digital shorts career, it is likely that he will become a professional rapper with the stage name “Flow Kingz”.
Hâm mộ Leeds United
Erling Haaland là con trai của cựu danh thủ Alf-Inge Haland. Cha của anh từng có quãng thời gian là trụ cột của CLB Leeds United. Đây cũng chính là lí do khiến cho Haaland trở thành “fan cứng” của đội bóng này.
Tiền đạo người Na Uy từng chia sẻ:
“Mục tiêu của tôi là phấn đấu để trở thành cầu thủ giỏi hơn cả cha mình. Giấc mơ của tôi là vô địch Premier League cùng với Leeds United”.
Favorite song
Another interesting thing about Erling Haaland is that he loves to sing out loud the Champions League anthem whenever he plays in this prestigious tournament. The star born in 2000 revealed that since he was a child, he has loved the melody of this song.
This is his favorite song. Listening to this song before entering the battle, he seemed to be energized and motivated to play better.
Has its own song
On social media platforms, specifically TikTok, a song about Haaland has been widely spread. This song is called ‘Der Haaland’, composed by DJ 11, taking the tune from the song Moskau by German band Dschinghis Khan.
Haaland personally also enjoyed the melody of the song when he himself danced to the music when he joined the Norwegian team in June 2022.
Love to celebrate meditating
After scoring to help Borussia Dortmund win 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the 1/8 round of the UEFA Champions League 2019/20, Haaland crossed his legs, closed his eyes, and celebrated in a meditating position. very calm.
This type of celebration started with Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, then it has been followed by a few famous stars like Antoine Griezmann or Sergio Ramos.
In the second leg, PSG won against Dortmund. Taking this opportunity, the stars of the French team had a prank on Haaland when they imitated the celebration of the Norwegian striker.
