FK Vigør is a
Norwegian football
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club from
Hellemyr,
Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...
. ''Vigør'' is the Norwegian name for
vigor. The club colors are brown and white, and the club was founded on 5 October 1918.
The men's team currently resides in the
Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football, having last played in the
Second Division in 2000. It contested a playoff to win promotion to the
First Division in
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, but failed.
FK Vigør also has a women's section. It fielded a senior team in the league system in 2008, but not in 2023.
Former players
Many former Vigør players have gone on to play professionally in the
Norwegian Premier League
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or elsewhere.
Goalkeepers
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Espen Johnsen
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Rune Nilssen
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Kenneth Udjus
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Benjamin Boujar
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Jasper Silva Torkildsen
Defenders
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Jesper Daland
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Marius Johnsen
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Lars Martin Engedal
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Steffen Hagen
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Knut Henry Haraldsen
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Sven Fredrik Stray
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Yngvar Håkonsen
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Vetle Andersen
Vetle Gregle Andersen (born 20 April 1964) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. Andersen played in a number of countries, including most Scandinavian and British
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Tore Løvland
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Per Christian Osmundsen
Midfielders
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Tobias Christensen
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Leif Otto Paulsen
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Christer Kleiven
Christer Kleiven (born 9 April 1988) is a Norwegian midfielder who plays for Vigør in the 3. divisjon.
Club career FK Vigør
As a youth player Kleiven played for Vigør.
IK Start
He made his debut for Start in 2007, playing in Adeccoliga ...
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Kristofer Hæstad
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Sven Otto Birkeland
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Erlend Segberg
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Martin Høyland
Strikers
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Lars-Jørgen Salvesen
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Tore André Dahlum
Tore André "Totto" Dahlum (born 21 June 1968) is a Norwegian former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. During his playing career, he had three spells at IK Start, Start and two ...
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Andreas Lund
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Thom Jarle Thomassen
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Kjetil Bøe
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Espen Daland
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Bjørn Vidar Gundersen
References
External links
Official website(archived)
Football clubs in Norway
Association football clubs established in 1918
Sport in Kristiansand
1918 establishments in Norway
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