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Svein Grøndalen (born 8 February 1955) is a Norwegian former footballer.

Svein Grøndalen

Personal information
Full name	Svein Grøndalen[1]
Date of birth	(1955-02-08) 8 February 1955 (age 67)
Place of birth	Halden, Norway
Youth career
	Kvik Halden
0000–1971	Raufoss
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1974	Raufoss
1975–1980	Rosenborg	123	(6)
1981–1984	Moss	84	(3)
1985–1986	Ås
1987	Moss	4	(0)
National team
1973–1984	Norway	77	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was born in Halden,[2] and as a youngster he lived in Halden, Drammen, Halden again, and Hunndalen. He played youth football for Kvik Halden and Raufoss,[3] and senior football for Raufoss, Rosenborg, Moss and Ås. In total he got 77 caps for Norway,[2] between 1973 and 1984.[3]

Grøndalen played left back or central defender, and was noted for his "physical" style of play. Many people remember him best for a brutal tackle which injured Swede Ralf Edström during a 1977 international match.[3] He is also remembered for missing a World Cup qualification match due to a bizarre injury, while running in the forest before the game Grøndalen ran into a moose and injured himself so badly he couldn't play the next game.[4]

He took education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.[3]

References

• Svein Grøndalen on Playerhistory.com

На других языках

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- [en] Svein Grøndalen

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[fr] Svein Grøndalen

Svein Grøndalen (né le 8 février 1955 à Halden) est un footballeur norvégien, sélectionné 77 fois en équipe nationale entre 1973 et 1984. Il jouait au poste d'arrière droit ou de défenseur central. Il a connu trois clubs au cours de sa carrière : Raufoss IL, Rosenborg et le Moss FK.

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[it] Svein Grøndalen

Svein Grøndalen (Halden, 8 febbraio 1955) è un ex calciatore norvegese, di ruolo difensore.

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