Odd Ivar Moen (born 6 March 1955) is a Norwegian businessman and former

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player. He is currently the chairman of

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club

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Playing career

Early career

He started his senior career at Fræna FK and left to play for Molde in 1974.

Molde

Moen played a total of ten seasons at

. He made his debut for the club on 27 July 1975 in Moldes 0–2 loss to

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at Molde Stadion. He appeared as a 72nd minute substitute for Stein Olav Hestad in the second leg of the

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first round against Öster. On 30 May 1987, he made his final appearance for Molde in the club's

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win against

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in the first round of the competition. Moen played a total of 103 top division games for Molde scoring 15 goals.

International career

Odd Ivar Moen played a total of five games for Norway under-19 between 1972 and 1973. On 8 August 1972, he debuted against

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when he came in as a substitute in a 1–1 draw. He played his last match at international level on 4 June 1973, in a game Norway lost 1–2 to Netherlands under-19.

After playing career

Moen became a member of the board at Molde FK in 2001. He was vice-chairman from 2012 until 1 December 2015, when he became acting chairman after Øystein Neerland left the position to become director at the club. In February 2016, he was elected chairman at Molde.

References

External links

Odd Ivar Moen NFF profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moen, Odd Ivar 1955 births Living people Molde FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Molde FK directors and chairmen Association football defenders Norwegian footballers Norway youth international footballers