Tarjei Dale (born 4 January 1983) is a retired
Norwegian
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professional
football
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player.
Club career
Dale came to
Odd Grenland
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as a junior player from
Gjerpen IF
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in 2000. He got called up to their main squad in 2002 after playing several games for their reserve team. Tarjei played his first match for Odd Grenland when he played 1 minute against
Moss FK
Moss Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club, founded on 28 August 1906. They play in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. They played in the Norwegian top flight between 1937-1939, 1953-1954, 1 ...
in July 2002, that was his only match for the season.
In 2006 Odd Grenland played relegation play-off against
Bryne FK
Bryne Fotballklubb () is a professional football club in Bryne, Norway, that competes in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football.
History
Bryne has played a total of 17 seasons in the top flight of Norwegian football since thei ...
. In the first match, where Odd Grenland won 3–0 at home, Tarjei scored two goals. In the second match, where Odd Grenland won 7–1 away, Tarje scored 3 goals.
In August 2008, Tarjei signed a two-year contract with
Sogndal Fotball
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,
he came to Sogndal from Odd Grenland on a
free transfer. He played the fall season for Sogndal and played 11 matches and scored 5 goals.
Dale joined
Notodden
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ahead of the 2010-season.
References
External links
Official WebsiteOddrane.no
1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Skien
Norwegian men's footballers
Odds BK players
Pors Fotball players
Sogndal Fotball players
Notodden FK players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Men's association football midfielders
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