Raymond Hofstædter (born 24 December 1979) is a Norwegian

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. A journeyman footballer, Hofstædter most notably played for

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in the Norwegian Premier League. Before this he played in Lyngdal IL and

FK Mandalskameratene FK Mandalskameratene is a Norwegian football club, from the town of Mandal in Agder, currently playing in the 4. divisjon. The club was founded on 1 July 1912, under the name of 'Alladin'. In 1918 the club changed its name to 'Mandalskameratene ...

. He later played for Eik-Tønsberg,

FK Arendal FK Arendal is a defunct Norwegian football club from Arendal which existed from 2000 to 2008. At its peak it played in the third tier of the Norwegian league system. After its bankruptcy, a new, unrelated club called Arendal Fotball Arendal ...

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, Larvik Fotball, Randesund IL, Drøbak/Frogn IL,

FK Vigør FK Vigør is a Norwegian football club from Hellemyr, Kristiansand. ''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 ...

and

Vindbjart FK Vindbjart Fotballklubb is a football club situated in Vennesla, Norway. They play in the 3. divisjon, the fourth tier in Norwegian football. History In 1995 Vindbjart won all their matches in the 3. divisjon. They won promotion to the 2. divi ...

. Ahead of the 2009 season he joined

Flekkerøy IL Flekkerøy Idrettslag, also called Fløy is a Norway, Norwegian sports club from Flekkerøy in Kristiansand. It has sections for association football and team handball, in addition to cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and racket ...

. After a brief spell at Lyngdal in 2013, he returned to Mandalskameratene in July 2013. Before he became head coach of the Fourth Division club Flekkefjord FK ahead of the 2014 season. In 2015 he played for Lyngdal and Mandalskameratene, later featuring for lowly Marnardal. His past includes a prison sentence; for violence in 1999. In 2000 he was capped once for Norway u-21.

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1983 births Living people People from Lyngdal Norwegian men's footballers FK Mandalskameratene players IK Start players FK Eik Tønsberg players FK Ørn Horten players Drøbak-Frogn IL players Vindbjart FK players Flekkerøy IL players Norwegian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Norway Men's association football forwards FK Arendal players Norway men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Agder 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-forward-stub