Vidar Evensen (born 13 July 1971) is a retired Norwegian football defender. He started his career in

Strindheim Strindheim is a neighbourhood in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Østbyen. It is the site of Strindheim Church, Strindheim School, the confectionery factory Nidar and the home area of Strindhei ...

and played in the

1. divisjon The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ...

. Ahead of the 1994 season he moved to Oslo and joined

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. He made his debut in April 1994 against his old club, but only recorded 9 league games before returning to Strindheim who were promoted to

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. Following their instant relegation, Evensen went on to another first-tier club,

Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

. He played here from 1996 through 2000 before finishing his professional career in

Strømsgodset Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county), Norway, today a part of the city of Drammen. History Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). But since th ...

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/ref> Evensen was linked to foreign clubs numerous times. For instance he trialled with

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and

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in 1995, was scouted by

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in 1997, was offered contracts with both

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and

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in 1997 which both fell through, and trialled extensively with

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in 1998. During the 2000 Norwegian winter break Evensen and Kenneth Karlsen were loaned out to

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). History ...

. Evensen settled in

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, and after leaving Strømsgodset he played two seasons for third-tier

. He featured for Tollnes and

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in 2006, securing promotion to the first tier. In 2007 he became manager of Ørn-Horten, while also giving himself a role as a squad player. Evensen and Ørn parted after the 2008 season after the club suggested pay cuts. About ten years later he became director of sports in

, now languishing in lower leagues.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evensen, Vidar 1971 births Living people Footballers from Trondheim Norwegian footballers Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Strindheim IL players Lyn Fotball players Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Widzew Łódź players Ekstraklasa players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Tollnes BK players Notodden FK players FK Ørn-Horten players Norwegian football managers Association football defenders