Svein Grøndalen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Svein Grøndalen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Halden, Norway | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kvik Halden | |||
| -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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Svein Grøndalen (born 8 February 1955) is a retired Norwegian footballer.
He was born in Halden,[1] and as a youngster he lived in Halden, Drammen, Halden again, and Hunndalen. He played youth football for Kvik Halden and Raufoss,[2] and senior football for Raufoss, Rosenborg, Moss and Ås. In total he got 77 caps for Norway,[1] between 1973 and 1984.[2]
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.[2] 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.[3]
He took education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.[2]
References
- 1 2 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Svein Grøndalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Nygaard, Brynjulf (19 June 1998). "Svein Grøndalen - knallhard back med 77 landskamper". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 30.
- ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/landslagsfotboll/vm2010/article7318632.ab