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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kjetil Haaland Byfuglien | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Haga | |||
| NTG | |||
| Stabæk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2002 | Asker | ||
| 2002–2006 | Kongsvinger[2] | 125 | (9) |
| 2007–2011 | Hønefoss | 95 | (2) |
| 2012–2016 | Jevnaker | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2011 | |||
Kjetil Byfuglien (born 23 May 1977) is a retired Norwegian football defender.
Byfuglien played for Haga IF, NTG and Stabæk IF before joining Asker SK. While with Asker, he had a trial with English side Torquay United in November 2001[3] and was set for a trial with Queens Park Rangers later the same month.[4]
He joined Kongsvinger IL in 2002 and played mostly left wing, but later during his stay he appeared more often at left-back. In October 2006 he left to join Hønefoss BK.[5] In 2010, he made his debut for Hønefoss in the Norwegian Premier League. He finished his career at Jevnaker IF.
- ^ "Kjetil Byfuglien" (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ Fossum, Geir. "Kjetil Byfuglien". Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ Gullside (9 November 2001). "Brown signs but player hunt continues". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ "De Ornelas to be sacrificed for Gallen". Queens Park Rangers Mad. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ "Kjetil Byfuglien til Hønefoss". Fotball Magasinet (in Norwegian). 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2008.