Håvard Halvorsen (born 20 May 1973) is a
Norwegian football defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.
He was born in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
, and joined
Byåsen IL
Byåsen Idrettslag is a multi-sport club from Trondheim, Norway. It has sections for association football (one for elite, one for women's and one for grassroots football), athletics, handball (one for elite and one for grassroots handball), orient ...
from
Fauske/Sprint ahead of the 1996 season. He later joined
FK Bodø/Glimt
Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt (), also referred to as Bodø/Glimt or its former name Glimt, is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø in Bodø Municipality, Nordland county, Norway. The club currently plays in Eliteserien ...
, and enjoyed several seasons in the
Norwegian Premier League
Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...
.
References
1973 births
Living people
Norwegian men's footballers
Byåsen Toppfotball players
FK Bodø/Glimt players
Footballers from Trondheim
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Men's association football defenders
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