Espen Hoff (born 20 November 1981) is a retired

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professional

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, born in

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. He is primarily a winger, but may also play as an

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, whilst at Lyn he occasionally featured on the left wing. With 406 top division appearances, Hoff has made the sixth-highest number of appearances in Eliteserien.

Club career

Espen Hoff was signed from

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before the start of the 2006 season in Norway. As a junior, he played for

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, before moving to

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and Odd Grenland in 1999. At Odd Grenland, he scored 37 goals in 155 league matches, and additional 20 goals in 30 Norwegian Cup games. He also appeared in 6 European Cup games, without netting. He won the

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with Odd Grenland in 2000. He signed for Tippeligaen Champions Stabæk in 2008 and from 2009 onwards he was a Stabæk player. He joined

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in 2010.

International career

Espen Hoff has been capped twice for his national side, making his début in a friendly against

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on 25 January 2005. He was capped 27 times for the Norwegian U-21 team, scoring 3 goals.

Career statistics

Honours

Odd Grenland *

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References

Profile at lynfotball.net

External links

* 1981 births Living people People from Larvik Norwegian footballers Norway youth international footballers Norway under-21 international footballers Norway international footballers Larvik Turn players Odds BK players Lyn Fotball players Stabæk Fotball players IK Start players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Vestfold og Telemark {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub