Jon Eirik Ødegaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jon Eirik Ødegaard

Norwegian footballer

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1972

Place of Birth: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jon Eirik Ødegaard

  • Jon Eirik Ødegaard (born 29 September 1972) is a retired Norwegian footballer. Hailing from Røros, he failed to break through from the junior ranks to the senior team at Rosenborg and instead tried his luck in Hamkam.
  • Following relegation from the 1995 Tippeligaen he moved back to Trondheim and took one year in Strindheim and Byåsen each.
  • He was brought back to the first tier by Vålerenga, and played three seasons there and four in Moss.
  • Originally a midfielder, he was converted to left back while at Moss.
  • After quitting his professional career due to serious injury he had outings for low-league teams Rapid and Tronvik.The son of a camping site and hotel owner in Røros, Ødegaard elected not to take over the family business and instead settled at Jeløya in Moss.
  • He coached Moss' junior team for four years before becoming Tor Thodesen's assistant manager ahead of the 2011 season.
  • He was later a player developer in local minnows Sprint-Jeløy and used his chef training to lead a cafeteria.

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