Kjetil Byfuglien

Kjetil Byfuglien
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-05-23) 23 May 1977[1]
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current team
Jevnaker
Number 7
Youth career
Haga
NTG
Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2002 Asker
2002–2006 Kongsvinger[2] 125 (9)
2007–2011 Hønefoss 95 (2)
2012– Jevnaker 26 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2011.


Kjetil Byfuglien (born 23 May 1977 in Oslo) is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Jevnaker.

Byfuglien played for Haga IF, NTG and Stabæk IF before joining Asker SK. While with Asker, he had a trial with English side Torquay United in November 2001[3] and was set for a trial with Queens Park Rangers later the same month.[4]

He joined Kongsvinger IL in 2002 and played mostly left wing, but later during his stay he appeared more often at left-back. In October 2006 he left to join Hønefoss BK.[5] In 2010 he made his debut for Hønefoss in the Norwegian Premier League.

References

  1. "Kjetil Byfuglien" (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  2. Fossum, Geir. "Kjetil Byfuglien". Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  3. Gullside (2001-11-09). "Brown signs but player hunt continues". Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  4. "De Ornelas to be sacrificed for Gallen". Queens Park Rangers Mad. 2001-11-22. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  5. "Kjetil Byfuglien til Hønefoss". Fotball Magasinet (in Norwegian). 2006-10-13. Retrieved 2008-12-08.


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