Erik Thorstvedt (born 28 October 1962) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

[2] He won 97 caps for the Norway national team, and was the starter in goal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

[4] After his career as a player, he worked as a goalkeeping coach with the Norway national team,[4] and had a brief spell as Director of Football at Viking.

He has worked as an expert commentator/pundit for various TV channels,[4] and was the TV-host on the Royal League matches shown on TVNorge.

[7] He had a weekly football show on Mondays called "Matchball Mandag" on TV2 where he and guests looked at games played in the Norwegian top division with a humorous approach.