Espen Solheim

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Espen Solheim
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-03-18) 18 March 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Bodø
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Youth career
Tverlandet
Flatås
Rosenborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995 Rosenborg 5 (0)
1996 Tromsø 5 (0)
Fløy
International career
1991 Norway u-16 11 (0)
1992 Norway u-17 2 (0)
1993 Norway u-18 9 (0)
1994 Norway u-19 3 (0)
1995 Norway u-21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Espen Solheim (born 18 March 1976) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder.

He was born in Bodø and moved with his family to Trondheim at age 10. At the age of 15 he went from minnows Flatås IL to the youth setup of Rosenborg BK, eventually advancing through the junior ranks to make his league debut in 1994. He got 5 league games, 4 cup games including the victorious 1995 Norwegian Football Cup Final, and even one European game. [1] In the 1996 season he got 5 league games for Tromsø IL, but his contract was mutually terminated because of knee injuries. He moved to Kristiansand, [2] later appearing for Flekkerøy IL. [3]

He represented Norway from u-16 through u-21 level. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Espen Solheim" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Espen Solheim" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 Espen Solheim at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)


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