Vegard Sannes (born 4 September 1976) is a retired

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who notably played for

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. He was born in

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, and started his career in

Kirkenes IF Kirkenes Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kirkenes. It has sections for association football, team handball and orienteering. It was founded on 8 February 1908. Kirkenes stadion is their home field. Their team colors are blue an ...

. He then continued in

Alta IF Alta Idrettsforening is a sports club from Alta, Norway. The club is most known for its association football department, which played in the 1. divisjon until 2014. Alta currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football le ...

, before joining Bodø/Glimt ahead of the 2001 season. He played 87 games and scored 4 goals in the

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over the following years, and stayed in Bodø/Glimt after their relegation

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. The team was re-promoted ahead of the

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season. However, he did not play a single game in the 2008 season due to a knee injury, and at the end of the season his contract with Bodø/Glimt was not renewed. He was interested in a return to Alta IF, but not with the current knee injury, and therefore he retired.

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References

1976 births Living people People from Sør-Varanger Norwegian men's footballers Alta IF players FK Bodø/Glimt players Eliteserien players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Troms og Finnmark {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub