Stefan Rodevåg (born 11 June 1980) is a retired Swedish

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Career

Rodevåg started out his career at his hometown club Götene IF, where he was moved up from the youth ranks to the first team at age sixteen. At age 21 he wanted to leave the town he had grown up in, so he trialed with

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and

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. In the end he made the move to nearby

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, where he signed with third-tier club IK Tord. In 2003, he moved up another level to second-tier

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when he signed with

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1 ...

. He, however, found it hard to compete for playing time with the club's

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ian forwards and moved on loan to

Falkenbergs FF Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

in 2004, a move that was made permanent the following season. The years that followed would prove to be the most successful in his career, and, after he became the top goalscorer of the

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, he got another shot at playing in the Swedish top-tier

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, this time with

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

. There he had a good first season, but injuries during his second year and a change of managers caused the club not to extend his contract. In 2009 Rodevåg returned to Falkenberg. Rodevåg retired after the 2017 season.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodevag, Stefan 1980 births Kalmar FF players Falkenbergs FF players Örebro SK players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Swedish men's footballers Living people Men's association football forwards Götene IF players People from Götene Municipality Footballers from Västra Götaland County 21st-century Swedish sportsmen