Kjetil Byfuglien

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Kjetil Byfuglien
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Personal information
Full name Kjetil Haaland Byfuglien
Date of birth (1977-05-23) 23 May 1977 (age 47) [1]
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Youth career
Haga
NTG
Stabæk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2002 Asker
2002–2006 Kongsvinger [2] 125 (9)
2007–2011 Hønefoss 95 (2)
2012–2016 Jevnaker
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2011

Kjetil Byfuglien (born 23 May 1977) is a retired Norwegian football defender.

Byfuglien played for Haga IF, NTG and Stabæk IF before joining Asker SK. While with Asker, he had a trial with English side Torquay United in November 2001 [3] and was set for a trial with Queens Park Rangers later the same month. [4]

He joined Kongsvinger IL in 2002 and played mostly left wing, but later during his stay he appeared more often at left-back. In October 2006 he left to join Hønefoss BK. [5] In 2010, he made his debut for Hønefoss in the Norwegian Premier League. He finished his career at Jevnaker IF.

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References

  1. "Kjetil Byfuglien" (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  2. Fossum, Geir. "Kjetil Byfuglien". Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  3. Gullside (2001-11-09). "Brown signs but player hunt continues". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  4. "De Ornelas to be sacrificed for Gallen". Queens Park Rangers Mad. 2001-11-22. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
  5. "Kjetil Byfuglien til Hønefoss". Fotball Magasinet (in Norwegian). 2006-10-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-12-08.