Alfie Haaland (born Alf-Inge Rasdal Håland; 23 November 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a right-back or midfielder.
Haaland played in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Manchester City, and won 34 caps for Norway.
Alfie Haaland[3] was born Alf-Inge Rasdal Håland[4] on 23 November 1972[1] in Stavanger, and was raised in nearby Bryne.
Attempts to sign Haaland started with Brian Clough in October 1992 but was completed under the management of Frank Clark in December 1993.
[12][13] In April 2001, during a match against Manchester United, Roy Keane tackled Haaland, kicking him high on his right knee, for which he was immediately sent off.
He claimed inaccurate paraphrasing by his ghostwriter but received an additional five-game ban and a £150,000 fine for bringing the sport into disrepute.
[15][16] Following the tackle, Haaland had initially claimed Keane would not dare to look him in the eye, and he once said: "I really dislike [Manchester] United and I can't stand their players".
[18] That summer, he underwent surgery on his left knee but only managed a further four substitute appearances the following season,[19] and finally retired in July 2003 after failing to recover full fitness.
[20] Haaland met Gry Marita Braut, an accomplished Norwegian heptathlon athlete,[28] in the mid-1990s while he was in England playing for Nottingham Forest.
[30] Astor is a finance student at the BI Norwegian Business School, Gabrielle is a medical associate, while Erling became a professional footballer like his father.