Rune Ulvestad (born 28 March 1957) is a

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coach and former player. He played as a

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for

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

from 1978 to 1986. After his active career, Ulvestad has been coaching

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. He is the father of the footballers Pål Erik,

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and Dan Peter Ulvestad.

Career

After playing for

Brattvåg IL Brattvåg Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the village of Brattvåg in the municipality of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It has sections for association football and Nordic skiing. The club was established in 1940. The m ...

, Ulvestad joined

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name to ...

ahead of the 1978-season, and was Molde's top goalscorer in 1981 and

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. Ulvestad scored Molde's first goal in the

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of the 1982 Norwegian Cup, a game Molde lost 2–3 against Brann. Ulvestad played a total of 107 matches and scored 29 goals for Molde in the top division until he joined

Aalesunds FK Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian football club from the town of Ålesund, that competes in the Eliteserien, the first tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. A ...

after the 1986-season. Ulvestad have later been coaching

SK Herd Sportsklubben Herd is a sports club from Ålesund, Norway. It has sections for association football, handball and swimming, and was founded on 22 August 1932. The men's football team plays in the Third Division (fourth tier) having been relegat ...

Personal life

Ulvestad is the father of the footballers Dan Peter, Pål Erik,

and Andreas. In 2011,

won the

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with Aalesund, while Pål Erik won

Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...

with Molde.

References

1957 births Living people Norwegian footballers Brattvåg IL players Molde FK players Aalesunds FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football forwards {{Norway-footy-forward-stub