Trond Soleng (born 28 February 1973) is a retired

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. Hailing from Mortensnes and Vesterli in

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, Soleng got one league game and two cup games for

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. He then played three seasons for

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, as well as spells in Sweden and Denmark. He returned to Tromsø and

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in 2001, but soon retired after prolonged injury problems. He settled as a physiotherapist in Tromsø.

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