Arnar Førsund
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Arnar Førsund is a Norwegian footballer who currently play for Kongsvinger.
debut on 19 September 2004 for Vålerenga against Molde in a 4-0 win. He didn't feature anymore for the first team that season.
During the next season he only played a couple of cup matches before being loaned out to Sandefjord
in the Adeccoliga
during the second half of the season, helping them to a promotion to the top level. When he returned to Vålerenga he featured in two Royal League
games.
In 2006 he spent the whole season on loan, again at Sandefjord, who had been promoted to the top-flight. In 2007 he went on his third loan spell, this time to Adeccoliga side Kongsvinger. He was recalled halfway through the season.
After the 2007 season he rejected a new contract and instead moved to Ham-Kam on a Bosman transfer. He spent two seasons there, first getting relegated from the top division, and then in 2009 another relegation from Adeccoligaen. After the 2009 season he and several other players was sacked after rejecting a 70% wage-cut with the club blaming it on poor economy.
In 2010 he joined Manglerud Star
who plays in the Norwegian Second Division
.
on 1 January 2006 against Turkey
. In total he played 17 games for the U21 team, scoring 3 goals http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=83342. In addition, he has played 29 games at younger levels.
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|2004||rowspan="2"|Vålerenga||rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen
||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
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|2005||0||0||2||0||1||0||3||0
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|2005||rowspan="2"|Sandefjord
(loan)||rowspan="1"|Adeccoligaen
||10||0||-||-||-||-||10||0
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|2006||rowspan="1"|Tippeligaen
||17||1||2||0||-||-||19||1
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|2007||Kongsvinger (loan)||Adeccoligaen
||13||1||-||-||-||-||13||1
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|2007||rowspan="1"|Vålerenga||rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen
||3||0||0||0||1||0||4||0
|-
|2008||rowspan="2"|HamKam||26||0||2||0||-||-||28||0
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|2009||rowspan="1"|Adeccoligaen
||14||1||0||0||-||-||14||1
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|2010||Manglerud Star
||Fair Play ligaen||24||2||1||0||-||-||25||2
108||5||7||0||2||0||117||5
Club career
He made his TippeligaTippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
debut on 19 September 2004 for Vålerenga against Molde in a 4-0 win. He didn't feature anymore for the first team that season.
During the next season he only played a couple of cup matches before being loaned out to Sandefjord
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
in the Adeccoliga
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
during the second half of the season, helping them to a promotion to the top level. When he returned to Vålerenga he featured in two Royal League
Royal League
The Royal League was an annual Scandinavian football tournament held three times between teams from the three Scandinavian monarchies , starting after the end of the regular domestic seasons of Norway and Sweden. Denmark, however, are in mid-season when the tournament starts...
games.
In 2006 he spent the whole season on loan, again at Sandefjord, who had been promoted to the top-flight. In 2007 he went on his third loan spell, this time to Adeccoliga side Kongsvinger. He was recalled halfway through the season.
After the 2007 season he rejected a new contract and instead moved to Ham-Kam on a Bosman transfer. He spent two seasons there, first getting relegated from the top division, and then in 2009 another relegation from Adeccoligaen. After the 2009 season he and several other players was sacked after rejecting a 70% wage-cut with the club blaming it on poor economy.
In 2010 he joined Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Toppfotball
Manglerud Star Toppfotball is a football club based in Oslo, Norway. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball, and Fotballklubben Oslo Øst, originally formed in 2000....
who plays in the Norwegian Second Division
Norwegian Second Division
The Norwegian Second Division is the third highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2009, the official name of the league has been Fair Play-ligaen....
.
International career
Førsund has played at numerous youth levels. He made his debut for the Norwegian U21 teamNorway national under-21 football team
The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...
on 1 January 2006 against Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. In total he played 17 games for the U21 team, scoring 3 goals http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=83342. In addition, he has played 29 games at younger levels.
Club statistics
Correct as of 2 November 2010|-
|2004||rowspan="2"|Vålerenga||rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
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|2005||0||0||2||0||1||0||3||0
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|2005||rowspan="2"|Sandefjord
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
(loan)||rowspan="1"|Adeccoligaen
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
||10||0||-||-||-||-||10||0
|-
|2006||rowspan="1"|Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
||17||1||2||0||-||-||19||1
|-
|2007||Kongsvinger (loan)||Adeccoligaen
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
||13||1||-||-||-||-||13||1
|-
|2007||rowspan="1"|Vålerenga||rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
||3||0||0||0||1||0||4||0
|-
|2008||rowspan="2"|HamKam||26||0||2||0||-||-||28||0
|-
|2009||rowspan="1"|Adeccoligaen
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
||14||1||0||0||-||-||14||1
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|2010||Manglerud Star
Manglerud Star Toppfotball
Manglerud Star Toppfotball is a football club based in Oslo, Norway. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball, and Fotballklubben Oslo Øst, originally formed in 2000....
||Fair Play ligaen||24||2||1||0||-||-||25||2
108||5||7||0||2||0||117||5
- Games played in 2. divisjon for Vålerenga 2 or other teams (with exception to Manglerud Star) not included in statistics