Terje Kojedal
Encyclopedia
Terje Kojedal is a former footballer
from Hamar
, Norway
. Kojedal was a defender, and was capped 66 times for the national team
. He was a part of the Norwegian Olympic football team which participated in the 1984
Los Angeles games
. Kojedal scored a single international goal – in the 1989 match against Austria
which Norway won 4-1.
Kojedal only played for one club in Norway, namely Hamarkameratene. He also spent four seasons in France
, playing for the clubs FC Mulhouse
and US Valenciennes. He was a member of the Norwegian team competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
.
He also played ice hockey for Storhamar
before he started his professional football career. He played more than a hundred games and scored five goals in one game against Oppsal
.
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...
from Hamar
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
, Norway
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...
. Kojedal was a defender, and was capped 66 times for the national team
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...
. He was a part of the Norwegian Olympic football team which participated in the 1984
Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed...
Los Angeles games
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
. Kojedal scored a single international goal – in the 1989 match against Austria
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
which Norway won 4-1.
Kojedal only played for one club in Norway, namely Hamarkameratene. He also spent four seasons in France
Football in France
Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...
, playing for the clubs FC Mulhouse
FC Mulhouse
Football Club de Mulhouse is a French association football club based in Mulhouse. The club was founded in 1893 and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. Mulhouse plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Ill located within the city...
and US Valenciennes. He was a member of the Norwegian team competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
He also played ice hockey for Storhamar
Storhamar Dragons
The Storhamar Dragons is an ice hockey club based in Hamar, Norway and plays in the GET-ligaen. The club also includes the largest junior department in Norwegian ice hockey.The ice hockey department of the Storhamar IL was founded on 18 March 1957...
before he started his professional football career. He played more than a hundred games and scored five goals in one game against Oppsal
Oppsal
Oppsal is a suburb in the borough of Østensjø in Oslo, Norway.The modern history of Oppsal starts with villas and summer homes built during the Interwar period. The Oslo Tramway was extended to Oppsal in 1926....
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