FK Vigør is a
Norwegian
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football
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club from
Hellemyr
Hellemyr is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It has a population of 2,990 (in 2014). The district is located in the borough of Grim. The district of Tinnheia lies to the east, the district of Slettheia lies to the so ...
,
Kristiansand
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. ''Vigør'' is the Norwegian name for
vigor
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. The club colors are brown and white, and the club was founded on 5 October 1918.
The men's team currently resides in the
Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, having last played in the
Second Division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
in 2000. It contested a playoff to win promotion to the
First Division in
1996
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, but failed.
FK Vigør also has a women's section. It fielded a senior team in the league system in 2008, but not in 2009.
Former players
Many former Vigør players have gone on to play professionally in the
Norwegian Premier League
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or elsewhere.
Goalkeepers
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Espen Johnsen
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Rune Nilssen
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Kenneth Udjus
Defenders
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Marius Johnsen
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Lars Martin Engedal
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Steffen Hagen
Steffen Hagen (born 8 March 1986) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien side Odd. With 354 top division appearances, Hagen has made the seventh-highest number of appearances in Eliteserien. During his professional ...
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Knut Henry Haraldsen
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Sven Fredrik Stray
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Yngvar Håkonsen
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Vetle Andersen
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Tore Løvland
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Per Christian Osmundsen
Midfielders
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Leif Otto Paulsen
Leif Otto Paulsen (born 13 January 1985) is a Norwegian football midfielder who is currently the playing coach of FK Vigør.
Paulsen played youth football for FK Vigør, then made his senior debut for IK Start
Idrettsklubben Start (or simply IK ...
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Christer Kleiven
Christer Kleiven (born 9 April 1988) is a Norwegian midfielder who currently plays for Vigør in the 3. divisjon.
Club career
FK Vigør
As a youth player Kleiven played for Vigør.
IK Start
He made his debut for Start in 2007, playing in Ade ...
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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 ...
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Sven Otto Birkeland
Strikers
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Tore André Dahlum
Tore André "Totto" Dahlum (born 21 June 1968) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his playing career, he had three spells at Start and two spells at Rosenborg. He also played briefly in Denmark, Gree ...
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Andreas Lund
Torkjell Andreas Lund (born 7 May 1975), known as Andreas Lund, is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Lund had a successful career in Norway and scoring 55 league goals in 96 matches for IK Start and Molde FK. F ...
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Thom Jarle Thomassen
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Kjetil Bøe
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Espen Daland
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Bjørn Vidar Gundersen
References
External links
Official site
Football clubs in Norway
Association football clubs established in 1918
Sport in Kristiansand
1918 establishments in Norway
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