Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 29 January 1980||
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]
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]