Knut Anders Fostervold is a former Norwegian footballer who now competes as a cyclist. As a footballer he played as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 and defender

Defender

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 from 1991 until 2002, notably played for Molde FK and Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town F.C.

Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...

.

He also played for Sandefjord

Sandefjord Ballklubb

Sandefjord Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sandefjord, currently playing in Norwegian Fourth Division. Their home matches are played at Storstadion in Sandefjord....

, Stokke IL

Stokke IL

Stokke Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Stokke, Vestfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering, gymnastics and Nordic skiing....

, Eik-Tønsberg

Football career

He started his career in SK Rival, and then played in Vestfold

Vestfold

is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...

 for Sandefjord

Sandefjord Ballklubb

Sandefjord Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sandefjord, currently playing in Norwegian Fourth Division. Their home matches are played at Storstadion in Sandefjord....

, Stokke IL

Stokke IL

Stokke Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Stokke, Vestfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering, gymnastics and Nordic skiing....

 and Eik-Tønsberg. He returned to Molde

Molde

is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...

 and Molde FK in 1994. Fostervold joined The Mariners on loan during the 2000-2001 season, after manager Lennie Lawrence

Lennie Lawrence

Robin Michael Lawrence, commonly known as Lennie Lawrence, is a British football manager who is assistant manager of Crystal Palace. He has managed a number of English clubs and one Welsh club in a coaching career spanning over 30 years...

 brought in several foreign imports on a loan basis.

He is well known for a dive he took while playing for Molde FK. After being hit in the face by an opposing player, he waited for a few seconds before throwing himself to the ground, clutching his face in an attempt to attract the referee's attention. Footage of the dive has become popular on video sharing platforms. John Carew

John Carew

John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,...

parodied the dive in celebration after scoring a goal in another match.