Eivind Eriksen (born 28 February 1973) is a

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former footballer who played as a forward for the clubs

Hamarkameratene Hamarkameratene (literally ''the Hamar Comrades''), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig. HamKam were most recently pr ...

, Nordkinn,

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, Bodø/Glimt,

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and

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Club career

Eriksen played for

in 1996, but played no league games, and moved to Nordkinn FK the following year. In 1997, Eriksen moved to

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, where he scored a record breaking 40 goals in the 1997 season. In 1999 he moved to Bodø/Glimt, where he scored his first

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goal on 10 April 1999 in the match against

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(1–1). He continued to play for Bodø/Glimt in the Tippeligaen for the next three seasons, but moved on to

in winter 2002. He made his debut for Hønefoss in the

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on 14 April 2002 in a match against

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. His first league goal for Hønefoss came at home against

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on 21 April of the same year (1–2).Altomfotball.no – Adeccoligaen 2002, Hønefoss - Skeid
Accessed 22 December 2013) In total, he played 33 league games and scored eight goals across three seasons for Hønefoss. In 2005 he chose to return to Hammerfest FK. For the next two seasons, he played for

before choosing to hang up his boots.

References

External links

Player profile at Altomfotball.no
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksen, Eivind Norwegian men's footballers Hamarkameratene players FK Bodø/Glimt players Hønefoss BK players People from Gamvik Footballers from Finnmark 1973 births Living people Eliteserien players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Hammerfest FK players