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Vegard
Vegard is a Norwegian given name. It may refer to: Given name * Vegard Aanestad (born 1987), Norwegian footballer * Vegard Arnhoff (born 1977), Norwegian sailor * Vegard Bergan (born 1995), Norwegian footballer * Vegard Braaten (born 1987), Norwegian footballer *Vegard Breen (born 1990), Norwegian cyclist * Vegard Robinson Bugge (born 1989), Norwegian cyclist * Vegard Bye (born 1951), Norwegian political scientist, writer, consultant and ex-politician * Vegard Ellefsen (born 1950), Norwegian diplomat *Vegard Erlien (born 1998), Norwegian footballer *Vegard Forren (born 1988), Norwegian footballer *Vegard Hansen (born 1969), Norwegian football coach *Vegard Heggem (born 1975), Norwegian footballer *Vegard Høidalen (born 1971), Norwegian beach volleyball player *Vegard Berg Johansen (born 1973), Norwegian footballer *Vegard Lysvoll (born 1989), Norwegian footballer * Vegard Leikvoll Moberg (born 1991), Norwegian footballer *Vegard Bjerkreim Nilsen (born 1993), Norwegian cross-countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Bye
Vegard Bye (born 19 March 1951) is a Norwegian political scientist, writer, consultant and ex-politician. He has represented the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Angola and Bolivia, written extensively on Latin America, and is a consultant specializing on human rights, democracy, conflict and post-conflict societies as well as solar energy. He served as a Substitute Representative (Vararepresentant) to the Norwegian Parliament for the Socialist Left Party from Oslo (1993-1997), meeting in the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. Career history Vegard Bye holds a Dr.philos in Political Science from the University of Oslo (2019), and an MA from the same university (1977). He has a life-long history working on North-South issues with Latin America as his special area of expertise. His professional experiences include journalism and writing, solidarity work, civil service (in Norwegian government and the UN), leadership positions in NGOs (Norwegian People's Aid and Norweg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Forren
Vegard Valgermo Forren (born 16 February 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for KÍ Klaksvík. He was capped over 30 times for the Norway national team. Born in Kyrksæterøra, Forren was originally a youth player at local club KIL/Hemne, before starting his professional career with Molde in 2007. After making over 150 appearances for Molde, he joined Southampton in January 2013 for a fee in the region of £4 million, but ended up not playing a single game. He returned to Molde in July 2013 for an undisclosed fee. As of 1 December 2019, Forren has made 384 appearances for Molde, the second-highest number of appearances by any player for the club. Alongside Trond Strande and Mattias Moström, he is the only player to have appearances for Molde in 12 consecutive Eliteserien seasons. Club career Molde Forren was first discovered by Molde FK when they met KIL/Hemne in the first round of the Norwegian Football Cup. KIL/Hemne surprisingly won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Heggem
Vegard Heggem (born 13 July 1975) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a right back. He rose to prominence with Rosenborg, winning three league titles and a cup, and scoring a goal to knock Milan out of the UEFA Champions League. In 1998, he joined Liverpool, but was troubled by injury during his five seasons there before retiring. In a two-year international career, Heggem earned 20 caps for Norway, scoring once in his debut match. He was part of their squads at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Club career Heggem made his professional debut with Rosenborg on 21 April 1995 against Kongsvinger in the Norwegian Premier League.Heggem's RBK stats (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 10 April 2013. He is best remembered by some for the goal in the away match against |
Vegard Aanestad
Vegard Aanestad (born 12 June 1987) is a Norwegian professional football defender. He has played for Viking and Sandnes Ulf. He moved to Viking in January 2009, while also Bryne and Strømsgodset were interested in signing the player. At Viking, Aanestad only featured in 2 cup matches. After moving to Sandnes Ulf in 2010, he was a regular starter in the First Division and also after the club's promotion to Eliteserien. Following his departure from Sandnes Ulf, Aanestad has played for Randaberg in the Third and Fourth Division Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie .... Career statistics References External links Vegard Aanestad player info at the official Viking website 1987 births Living people Footballers from Stavanger Norwegian men's footballers Men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Lysvoll
Vegard Bergstedt Lysvoll (born 16 August 1989) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker. He played for Svolvær, Lofoten and Start before he joined Tromsdalen ahead of the 2009 season. After scoring 30 goals in the 2011 season, Lysvoll transferred to Tromsø. He spent the second half of the 2012 season on loan with his old club Tromsdalen, before he moved permanently to his old club in 2013. Club career Lysvoll was born in Bodø and grew up in Henningsvær. He moved to Svolvær at the age of 15 and started playing football for Svolvær IL, before he joined the 2. divisjon side Lofoten. Lysvoll scored two goals in his first match for the club, a pre-season friendly. He later moved to Start together with his twin brother Håvard Lysvoll at the age of 18. After half a year at Start, they moved back north and joined Tromsdalen ahead of the 2009 season. In 2011, he became top scorer in 2. divisjon with 30 goals when the team won promotion to the 1. divisjon. That season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Leikvoll Moberg
Vegard Leikvoll Moberg (born 23 January 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kongsvinger. Club career Moberg started his career in Os. He made his senior debut for Åsane on 16 July 2011 against Pors Grenland; Åsane lost 3–0. He signed for Tippeligaen side Sogndal in the summer on 2016. Before the 2017 season Moberg signed a three-year contract with Bodø/Glimt. On 10 January 2020 Moberg signed a contract with Danish club Silkeborg. His deal was terminated by mutual consent due to personal issues on 5 October 2020 and Moberg returned to Norway. Moberg went back to Bodø/Glimt, on a deal out the 2020 season. glimt.no, 5 October 2020 Career statistics Club Honours Bodø/Glimt *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Sannes
Vegard Sannes (born 4 September 1976) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder who notably played for FK Bodø/Glimt. He was born in Kirkenes, and started his career in Kirkenes IF. He then continued in Alta IF, before joining Bodø/Glimt ahead of the 2001 season. He played 87 games and scored 4 goals in the Norwegian Premier League over the following years, and stayed in Bodø/Glimt after their relegation 2005. The team was re-promoted ahead of the 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... season. However, he did not play a single game in the 2008 season due to a knee injury, and at the end of the season his contract with Bodø/Glimt was not renewed. He was interested in a return to Alta IF, but not with the current knee injury, and therefore he retired. Career s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Hansen
Vegard Hansen (born 8 August 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who coaches 1. divisjon club Kongsvinger. During his time at Mjøndalen, the club was promoted to the 1. divisjon in 2008 and reached the play-offs for promotion to the Eliteserien in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2014 and 2018 the club won promotion to the top division. Playing career As a player, he played for the clubs Strømsgodset, Kongsvinger, Bristol City F.C., Lofoten, Hønefoss, Stord/Moster and Mjøndalen. He played as a centre back. Coaching career He began his coaching career in 2005 as the head coach of Stord/Moster. Ahead of the 2006 season, he took over as head coach at Mjøndalen IF, playing in 3. divisjon (fourth tier) at the time. Hansen led the team to promotion to the 2008 2. divisjon in his first season in charge. Mjøndalen finished in second place in 2. divisjon's group 4 in the 2007 season. In the following 2008 season, Mjøndalen won their second promotion in three yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Ulvang
Vegard Ulvang (born 10 October 1963, in Kirkenes) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. He has retired from international and Olympic competition. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes. In addition to his Olympic achievements, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1991 (shared with Trond Einar Elden, Ernst Vettori, and Jens Weißflog), and won the World Cup in 1990. He has also won nine gold, six silver, and two bronze medals in the Norwegian Championships. He earned nine World Cup race victories. Ulvang also won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1989, 1991 and 1992. After retiring from professional skiing, he started his own clothing line which has made him a multimillionaire. On 25 May 2006 Ulvang was named chairman of the executive board of the International Ski Federation's (FIS) cross-country committee, taking over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Sletten
Vegard Sletten (8 May 1907 – 17 December 1984) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He worked in ''Stavanger Aftenblad'' from 1929 to 1945, except for the World War II years during parts of which he was imprisoned, and then in ''Verdens Gang'' from 1945. He edited the latter newspaper from 1967 to 1977, and chaired both the Norwegian Union of Journalists and the Norwegian Press Association. Like his father Klaus Sletten he was also a Nynorsk supporter. Early and personal life Sletten was born in Kristiania as a son of newspaper editor Klaus Daae Sletten (1877–1946) and Margit Bruun (1875–1958). He was a nephew of Jakob Hveding Sletten and a maternal grandson of Christopher Bruun. From Kristiania his family soon moved to Stavanger via Trondhjem and Ålesund. He finished his secondary education in Stavanger in 1925, and studied at the University of Oslo, the University of Paris and the École des hautes études en sciences sociales between 1925 and 1928. He was hired as a jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Skogheim
Vegard Skogheim (born 28 April 1966) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. During his active career, he played for HamKam, Werder Bremen and Viking. He had a total of 197 matches and 36 goals in the Norwegian Premier League. Skogheim played 13 matches for the Norway national football team and scored a goal. As a coach, he has been in charge of Lillehammer and Brumunddal, and has been managing Kongsvinger with success, securing promotion from Second Division in 2003, and almost repeating the feat in First Division in 2004. During winter 2006, Kongsvinger informed him, they would not sign him up for another contract, and thus he made his exit, joining former Lillestrøm coach Arne Erlandsen in his old club HamKam on 13 November 2006. Here, he acted as a player developer and assistant coach. On 11 June 2009, Skogheim was appointed new head coach of HamKam. He resigned after three games of the 2014 Norwegian First Division The 2014 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihsahn
Vegard Sverre Tveitan (born 10 October 1975), better known by his stage name Ihsahn (), is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer, best known for his work with black metal band Emperor. Tveitan is also a founding member of Thou Shalt Suffer, where he played guitar and keyboard in addition to vocal duties, and Peccatum, a project in collaboration with his wife and fellow musician Heidi Solberg Tveitan, also known as Starofash. Since 2006, Tveitan has primarily devoted himself to solo albums and occasional guest appearances. Beyond the characteristics typically associated with metal music, Tveitan's musical style also includes classical, industrial, and progressive elements. He is a progenitor of the symphonic black metal genre. Emperor's final album, '' Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise'', composed by Ihsahn, epitomizes the genre. Biography Tveitan was born in Notodden, Norway, where he grew up on a large rural farm. He began playing piano at ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
