Grue Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Grue, founded in 1906. It has sections for association football, team handball, athletics,

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, sport shooting and

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Football

The men's football team currently play in the 5. divisjon, the sixth tier of Norwegian football. The team played in the

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from 2014, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. The team last played on this tier in

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. Before that long Third Division stint, Grue played in the

2. divisjon The Norwegian Second Division, also called 2. divisjon and often referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the third-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. There are 28 teams divided into two groups, and at the ...

until

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. In 1976 and 1977 the team even played on the second tier. The club's greatest player throughout its history is Ståle Solbakken.

Recent seasons

Athletics

The club has had a few national champions in athletics. Grete Gjermshus won the

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in 1988 and 1989, after several silver and bronze medals earlier. In 1946 Thorvald Wilhelmsen won both

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and

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; he had previously represented the neighbors Grue Finnskog IL. The club also became Norwegian champion in the

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in 1936.

References

External links

Official site (football)

Official site (skiing)

Official site (athletics)

Official site (orienteering)
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