Øyvind Svenning

Øyvind Svenning
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-29) 29 January 1980 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender[2]
Youth career
Åfjord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1999 Byåsen
2000 Rosenborg 2 (0)
2001 Moss 19 (1)
2002–2005 GIF Sundsvall 62 (8)
2005–2007 Viking 32 (0)
2007–2010 Randaberg
2011–2013 Sandved 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Øyvind Svenning (born 29 January 1980) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. He has played for Rosenborg, Moss and Viking in Eliteserien and GIF Sundsvall in Allsvenskan.[2]

Career

Svenning made his Eliteserien debut for Rosenborg in the 2000 season.[3] In 2001, he played for Moss, before joining Swedish side GIF Sundsvall in 2002.[1] On 29 June 2005, Svenning joined Viking on a three-year contract.[4] In July 2006, he launched a music single; This Is For Real, together with four other professional Norwegian footballers — Morten Gamst Pedersen, Freddy dos Santos, Raymond Kvisvik, and Kristofer Hæstad. They called their band The Players.[5] In July 2007, he joined Norwegian Third Division side Randaberg alongside Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim.[6] He later played for Sandved, where he ended his career.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Øyvind Svenning at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "Øyvind Svenning". Altomfotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Øyvind Svenning at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "Svenning valgte Viking". VG (in Norwegian). 29 June 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Regner med mobb". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 15 June 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Sjokksigneringene på plass". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 13 July 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2021.


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