Alexander Breidvik (born 17 March 1986) is a retired
Norwegian football midfielder.
Hailing from
Askvoll
is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Askvoll. Other villages in the municipality include Holmedal, Kvammen, and Stongfjorden. The m ...
, he first became known in 2002, when he won a talent contest held by the television channel
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. He then joined
Sogndal Fotball, and got one
Norwegian Premier League game in
2003
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and two in
2004
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. Sogndal were then relegated.
In early 2007, Breidvik suffered a serious head trauma at
La Manga
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, effectively ending his professional career. In 2008 his former teammates arranged a fundraiser for him.
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Norwegian footballers
Sogndal Fotball players
People from Askvoll
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Association football midfielders
Norway youth international footballers
Sportspeople from Vestland
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