Åge Roar Maridal (born 11 April 1965) is a retired

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. In 1986 he went from minnows

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to second-tier team Hødd. Praised as Sunnmøre's best player of 1986, he was picked up by first-tier team

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. Following a stint in

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, he returned to the first tier in 1991 with

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. He spent two years in Brattvåg before moving on to Stordal IL.

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1965 births Living people People from Haram, Norway Norwegian footballers Brattvåg IL players IL Hødd players IK Start players Fyllingen Fotball players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Møre og Romsdal {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub