Øyvind Hoås (born 28 October 1983) is a Norwegian

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who currently plays for

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county. The admin ...

. He previously played for

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

, but left in 2008. He joined Fredrikstad from

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a association football, football club based in Molde Municipality, Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football league system, Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club w ...

in 2003. Ahead of the 2007–08 season, he was on a trial with English League One side

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. At , Hoås is one of the tallest outfield top-flight footballers in Europe. He is a former under-21 international with

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, scoring one goal in four appearances. He scored the last league goal to be scored in Fredrikstad's old ground and the first goal in their new stadium as well.

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Øyvind Hoås
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1983 births Living people Footballers from Molde Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Molde FK players Fredrikstad FK players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Hønefoss BK players Kristiansund BK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players {{Norway-footy-forward-stub