John Swift has played an interesting, more deeper midfield role in the early weeks of the new season. (Photo by Adam Fradgley/West Bromwich Albion FC via Getty Images).
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New challenges in new countries has been a theme throughout recent arrival Torbjørn Heggem’s life, and his latest chapter at the Baggies is no different. The Norwegian defender was Albion’s second signing this summer, and like a few of their new faces, arrives in England for the first time in a footballing capacity. That being said, Torbjørn is no stranger to the past success of former
Scandinavian defenders at The Hawthorns – citing Jonas Olsson’s stint in B71 as an example. Heggem’s been playing football in a club setting since the age of four, and in our opening feature of the season, he discusses the active lifestyle he adopted in picturesque Norway, working under former Premier League player Olof Mellberg in Sweden, and despite his calm persona, the Trondheim-born defender hopes to show the viking within during his maiden term in the English football.Tell us about your family in Norway, Torbjørn…
We have always been an active family with living in Norway. The nature is lovely. We were always skiing, my mother was involved in gymnastics and track running, my father was more of a skier and football keeper, and my siblings played handball, football, skiing, gymnastics, track and field. So we have always been out in nature, going on mountain trips and hikes.
I played there my whole childhood, from the age of four until 14. My dad has always been pushing me because he saw that I loved football and had the talent for it, so he wanted to push me to play it from such a young age. I played
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