Øystein Neerland (born 4 February 1964) is a former Norwegian

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, best known for his time in

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Career

He came to

from Skåla in 1987. In the last match of the season on 10 October 1987 against

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and Neerland had several opportunities to score the decisive goal and make Molde win the league, but Moss won the match 2-0 which made Moss champions while Molde had to settle with silver. Neerland scored one goal when Molde and

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met in the final of 1989 Norwegian Cup. The final ended 2-2, and it took a replay to decide a winner which Viking won 2–1. Neerland was Molde's top goalscorer with 11 goals in 1991, and when his career in Molde ended in 1993 he had scored 34 goals in 120 matches.Øystein Neerland
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Øystein Neerland profile
at n3sport.no 1964 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Eliteserien players Men's association football forwards Molde FK players Molde FK directors and chairmen 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-forward-stub