Svein Grøndalen
Encyclopedia
Svein Grøndalen is a retired Norwegian
footballer
.
He was born in Halden
, and as a youngster he lived in Halden, Drammen
, Halden again, and Hunndalen. He played youth football for Kvik Halden and Raufoss
,and senior football for Raufoss, Rosenborg, Moss and Ås. In total he got 77 caps for Norway
, between 1973 and 1984.
Grøndalen played left back or central defender
, and was noted for his "physical" style of play. Many people remember him best for a brutal tackle which injured Swede
Ralf Edström
during a 1977 international match. He is also remembered for missing a World Cup qualification match due to a bizarre injury, while running in the forest before the game Grøndalen ran into a moose and injured himself so badly he couldn't play the next game.
He took education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
.
He was born in Halden
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
, and as a youngster he lived in Halden, Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
, Halden again, and Hunndalen. He played youth football for Kvik Halden and Raufoss
Raufoss IL
Raufoss I.L. is a sports club from Raufoss, Norway. The club was formed in 1918. It was played in First League between 1937-1948 , between 1957–1960, in 1964 and between 1973-1974 ....
,and senior football for Raufoss, Rosenborg, Moss and Ås. In total he got 77 caps for Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
, between 1973 and 1984.
Grøndalen played left back or central defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, and was noted for his "physical" style of play. Many people remember him best for a brutal tackle which injured Swede
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
Ralf Edström
Ralf Edström
Ralf Sigvard Edström is a former Swedish footballer.Starting his career in Degerfors IF, a club known to produce many young talents, Edström moved to Åtvidabergs FF and became national champion in 1972....
during a 1977 international match. He is also remembered for missing a World Cup qualification match due to a bizarre injury, while running in the forest before the game Grøndalen ran into a moose and injured himself so badly he couldn't play the next game.
He took education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
.