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Odd Arne Espevoll

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Odd Arne Espevoll
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 48)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Vindafjord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2003 Viking 101 (3)
2001Haugesund (loan) 28 (4)
2004 Hinna
2005–? Jarl
International career
1996–1998 Norway U21 8 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Jarl
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Odd Arne Espevoll (born 5 June 1976) is a retired Norwegian football defender.

He hails from Vikedal and started his career in Vindafjord IL.[1] He made his debut for Viking FK in late 1994 and remained there through 2003, except the season 2001 when he was loaned out to FK Haugesund.[2][3] In 2004 he joined Hinna,[4] then Jarl.[5]

Espevoll was capped for Norway on under-21 level.[2] He participated in the bronze medal-winning squad at the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[1]

Ahead of the 2023 season he was announced as the new coach of Jarl.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vant EM-bronse i 1998 – nå prioriterer han bilvask". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 15 June 2013. p. 55.
  2. ^ a b Odd Arne Espevoll at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Sportsnotiser" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 5 April 2001.
  4. ^ "Fotball: Spillerstallene for eliteserien menn 2004" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 30 March 2004.
  5. ^ "Gjensyn". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 30 April 2005. p. 30.
  6. ^ "Ny trener på A-laget!" (in Norwegian). SK Jarl. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.