Geir Televik (born 23 July 1971) is a retired

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. He started his career in

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. For

IL Hødd Idrottslaget Hødd is a multi-sports club from Ulsteinvik in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Founded in 1919, it has sections for team handball, gymnastics and football. It is best known for their men's football team, which since 2015 plays at Høddv ...

he participated in their promotion to the highest level after the 1994 season. He scored 13 goals in the 1995 Norwegian Premier League; only five players had more goals. After the 1996 season he was sold to

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for . He spent some time in the early summer of 1998 on

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to Hødd. After the 1998 season

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had him on trial, but neither Televik nor

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was offered a contract. Televik was released from Molde in December. He rejoined Hødd. In late 1999 he was loaned by

Aalesunds FK Aalesunds Fotballklubb, commonly known as Aalesund or AaFK, is a Norwegian football club from the town of Ålesund, that competes in the Eliteserien, the first tier of the Norwegian football league system. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. ...

for the playoffs to the First Division. He retired after the 2005 season.

References

1971 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers IL Hødd players Molde FK players Aalesunds FK players Eliteserien players People from Sogn og Fjordane Men's association football forwards Footballers from Vestland {{Norway-footy-forward-stub