Raymond Hofstædter (born 24 December 1979) is a

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. A journeyman footballer, Hofstædter most notably played for

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in the Norwegian Premier League. Before this he played in

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and

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. He later played for Eik-Tønsberg, FK Arendal,

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, Drøbak/Frogn IL,

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and

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. Ahead of the 2009 season he joined

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. After a brief spell at Lyngdal in 2013, he returned to Mandalskameratene in July 2013. Before he became head coach of the Fourth Division club

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ahead of the 2014 season. In 2015 he played for Lyngdal and Mandalskameratene, later featuring for lowly Marnardal. His past includes a prison sentence; for violence in 1999. In 2000 he was capped once for Norway u-21.

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