Career
As a player he played for Forward, Hasle/Løren, Manglerud Star, Storhamar Dragons and Vålerenga. He is the father of players Steffen Thoresen and Patrick Thoresen. In Vålerenga, he reached 367 points in 220 games, which gives him a fourth place on the club"s all-time high list.
Before the 1992-1993 season, he transferred to Storhamar Dragons, where he obtained 155 points in 150 matches.
Half-way through the 1995/1996 season, he became a manager for Storhamar Dragons, and led them to the Norwegian title, his first as a coach. In 2000 he signed with Vålerenga, and served as their coach until 2004, when he went back to Storhamar Dragons to help them get stability in a struggling team
In 2009 he signed a 3-year contract with Stavanger Oilers. He has played 96 matches for the Norwegian national team, which makes him the fifth most featured player on the national team
He appeared at five Olympics, the first in 1980 and last in 1994, becoming the second hockey player to do so after Germany"s Udo Kießling.
Player:
Vålerenga:
1984/1985 - Norwegian Champions
1986/1987 - Norwegian Champions
1987/1988 - Norwegian Champions
1990/1991 - Norwegian Champions
Coach:
Storhamar Dragons:
1995/1996 - Norwegian Champions
1996/1997 - Norwegian Champions
1999/2000 - Norwegian Champions
Vålerenga:
2000/2001 - Norwegian Champions
2003/2004 - Norwegian Champions
Stavanger Oilers:
2009/2010 - Norwegian Champions
2011/2012 - Norwegian Champions
2012/2013 - Norwegian Champions
2013/2014 - Norwegian Champions
2014/2015 - Norwegian Champions.