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- ↑ "Simen Rafn klar för Gefle IF" (in Swedish). Gefle IF. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Simen Rafn ny högerback i Gefle" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ "Mardrömsbesked för Gefle: nyförvärvet knäskadad" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Simen Rafn at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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