Svein Grøndalen (born 8 February 1955) is a Norwegian former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Svein Grøndalen[1] | ||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 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 that 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
edit- ^ "Svein Grøndalen" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Svein Grøndalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d Nygaard, Brynjulf (19 June 1998). "Svein Grøndalen - knallhard back med 77 landskamper". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 30.
- ^ "Här är de mest bisarra återbuden i VM-historien".
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