Kenneth Udjus (born 2 July 1983) is a

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who plays for

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Youth career

He played as a defender as a junior in

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, until

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discovered his goalkeeping abilities by chance when Udjus was 17. In the 2012 season he kept a clean sheet for 558 minutes, which at the time was a record in the

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. The record has since been broken by

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(730 minutes).

Other

He is the grandson of the Norwegian politician Ragnar Udjus.

Career statistics

Honours

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: Goalkeeper of the year (2012)

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* 1983 births Living people Footballers from Kristiansand Norwegian men's footballers Tromsø IL players FK Tønsberg players SK Brann players Løv-Ham Fotball players Sogndal Fotball players Lillestrøm SK players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Men's association football goalkeepers FK Arendal players IFK Norrköping players Asker Fotball players {{Norway-footy-goalkeeper-stub