Øyvind Svenning
Norwegian footballer (born 1980)
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1980[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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]
