Øyvind Svenning (born 29 January 1980) is a Norwegian former

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who played as a defender. He has played for Rosenborg,

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and

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Career

Svenning made his Eliteserien debut for Rosenborg in the 2000 season. In 2001, he played for Moss, before joining Swedish side GIF Sundsvall in 2002. On 29 June 2005, Svenning joined Viking on a three-year contract. In July 2006, he launched a music single; ''This Is For Real'', together with four other professional Norwegian footballers —

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, and

Kristofer Hæstad Kristofer Krüger Hæstad (born 9 December 1983) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Early life Hæstad was born in Kristiansand, Agder. Club career Early career Hæstad played for the youth teams of Randes ...

. They called their band '' The Players''. In July 2007, he joined

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side

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alongside Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim. He later played for Sandved, where he ended his career.

References

1980 births Living people People from Åfjord Norwegian men's footballers Rosenborg BK players Byåsen Toppfotball players Moss FK players GIF Sundsvall players Viking FK players Randaberg IL players Sandved IL players Allsvenskan players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Eliteserien players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Trøndelag {{Norway-footy-defender-stub