Knut Nesbø (26 April 1961 – 8 February 2013) was a Norwegian sports reporter with the

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.Molde-fan: Knut Nesbø , Aftenposten.no
He was also a former semi-professional

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(

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player) who played for

Molde Molde () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Pen ...

and

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in the 1980s. In 1990, he played nineteen league matches for low-level

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. He was the

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of the Norwegian

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band

Di Derre Di Derre is a Norwegian Pop rock band, founded in 1992. They were awarded the Gammleng-prisen in 1996. Band members *Jo Nesbø Jon "Jo" Nesbø (; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian novelist and musician. His books had sold over 50 million c ...

, which also featured his brother

Jo Nesbø Jon "Jo" Nesbø (; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian novelist and musician. His books had sold over 50 million copies worldwide by 2021, making him the most successful Norwegian author to date. Siegel, Lee (5 May 2014).Pure Evil: Jo Nesbø and th ...

as the lead singer.http://rbnett.no/article/20060908/KULTUR/109080021

References

1961 births 2013 deaths People from Molde Norwegian guitarists Norwegian male guitarists Norwegian newspaper journalists Norwegian television journalists NRK people Norwegian men's footballers Norwegian First Division players Molde FK players Lyn Fotball players Stabæk Fotball players Deaths from cancer in Norway Men's association football players not categorized by position 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{guitarist-stub