Morten Wivestad

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Morten Wivestad
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Full name Morten Johan Wivestad
Date of birth (1973-09-08) 8 September 1973 (age 50)
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) defender
Youth career
–1990 Ørn-Horten
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1996 Ørn-Horten
1997−2002 Lyn 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Morten Wivestad (born 10 November 1973) is a football agent and retired Norwegian football defender.

He started his career in Ørn-Horten and was drafted into the senior team in 1991. [1] From 1997 to 2002 he played for Lyn, recording 9 games in the 1997 Norwegian Premier League. He did not play any matches during his last two seasons. [2]

After retiring Wivestad became a football agent, among others for Jørgen Skjelvik, [3] Ghayas Zahid, [4] Sander Berge, [5] Håkon Evjen [6] and Filip Delaveris. [7] Also an agent for coaches, Wivestad was the agent when SK Brann signed Rikard Norling in late 2013. [8]

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References

  1. Tønbergs Blad, 26 April 1991 p. 21
  2. "Morten Wivestad" (in Norwegian). Lynhistorie.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. Adresseavisen 26 October 2017 pp. 26-27
  4. VG 9 February 2018 p. 10
  5. VG 30 May 2018 pp. 6-7
  6. VG 19 September 2019 p. 8
  7. Telemarksavisa 4 October 2019 pp. 36-37
  8. Bergens Tidende, 3 December 2013 pp. 22-23