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- ↑ "Trenere - MFK-historie". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ Brøste, Martin (15 May 2021). "MFK-legende er død: – En bauta for klubben". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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