Svein Grøndalen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Norwegian association football player
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Place of Birth: Halden, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Svein Grøndalen
- Svein Grøndalen (born 8 February 1955) is a Norwegian former 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.
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