Andreas Evjen

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Andreas Evjen
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-05-25) 25 May 1969 (age 54)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Mjølner
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1992 Mjølner
1993–2000 Bodø/Glimt 150 (0)
2001 Start 19 (0)
2002–2003 Mjølner
Managerial career
Mjølner (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andreas Evjen (born 25 May 1969) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.

He spent his career in Mjølner, Bodø/Glimt and Start, amassing 150 Eliteserien games for Bodø/Glimt. [1]

He is the brother of footballer Thomas Evjen [2] and father of Henrik and Håkon Evjen (twins), whom he also coached. [3] He has also sat on Mjølner's sports committee. [4]

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References

  1. Andreas Evjen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Glimt-back langtidsskadd" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 7 May 1993.
  3. Alstad, Terje (31 July 2014). "Bestemmer selv". Fremover (in Norwegian). pp. 24–25.
  4. Kolsvik, Kjell (12 November 2016). "- Dette blir en styrke for oss". Fremover (in Norwegian). p. 35.