Espen Hugo Isaksen (born 16 January 1979) is a

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. He started his top-level career with

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, but did not make a single league appearance and moved to

Byåsen IL Byåsen Idrettslag is a multi-sport club from Trondheim, Norway. It has sections for association football (one for elite, one for women's and one for grassroots football), athletics, handball (one for elite and one for grassroots handball), ori ...

, where he spent a season and then played for 2 years for amateur side

Oslo Øst Manglerud Star Fotball is an association football club based in Oslo, Norway. It is part of the multi-sport club Manglerud Star. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball and ...

. In 2004, he was signed by

Stabæk Fotball Stabæk Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bærum, a suburb of Oslo. It is part of the multi-sport organization Stabæk IF. Founded in 1912, the club's name is an archaic spelling of the suburban area Stabekk, from whic ...

, but only made 1 league appearance in 2 years he joined

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. He retired after the 2008-season and is now the keeper coach for

Tromsø IL Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien. Tromsø have won the Norwegian Cup twice, in 1986 and 199 ...

. He later served as reserve goalkeeper. Isaksen was brought in for one game for Stabæk, because they had no keeper available for the game.

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References

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