Trond Andersen
Trond Andersen ( born January 6, 1975 in Kristiansund ) is a former Norwegian football player. In 2008, he had to end his playing career.
As a national team of Norway, he participated in the Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Club career
Career start
Andersen began his career at the small of Kristiansund FK Clausenegen training club where he played with Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
In 1996, their paths crossed again, as Andersen signed his first professional contract at the former Norwegian team Molde FK tip, which just Solskjær two more players from Clausenegener - youth teams had at that time with Arild Stavrum and under contract.
DC in his debut year, he could then fight for a regular place in the defense and celebrate the runner-up title in the Tippeligaen. The following season the crash followed into midfield in the league, before you, despite the sales of the then dreaded " Three -S- storm", Stavrum 1997 - Solskjær - Sundgot, back was in the title fight. With the two vice - championships in the seasons 1998 and 1999, one prolonged the upward trend. The meantime the Norwegian national team matured Andersen was certified a large part in the success of what was apparently also to the prospective customer for a transfer abroad.
Four seasons at Wimbledon
For the 1999/ 00 subsequently received the FC Wimbledon the contract and Andersen moved to the Premier League. Under the former Wimbledon coach Egil Olsen, who had pledged in addition to Andersen with Kjetil Wæhler, Tore Pedersen, Martin Andresen and Molde team mate Andreas Lund, equal to 5 Norwegians to the new season, Andersen became again immediately secured a regular place. As a result, the club started the season well, but found himself in the course quickly in a relegation battle again. Of the 5 Norwegian signings only Andersen to convince knew and kept even after the dismissal of Olsen his place. With a 2-0 defeat on the final day against FC Southampton however, playful in the league and had to take the bitter passage in the second division in the Premier League after 8 years.
A lower division followed the next disaster. Started with the clear goal of immediate promotion back to the season, they found themselves briefly in the Division One relegation again. Although the team stabilized in the course of the season, but had nothing to do with the rise, finishing in a disappointing 8th Tabellenenrang In contrast to most of his teammates Andersen graduated from an excellent season, scoring 5 goals out as a defensive player from the game. It was followed by some contract deals to the player, but went by the veto of Wimbledon in the sand. Over the next two seasons the team in no man's land of the League was again without having to do with the promotion to the Premier League something.
Defence chief in Denmark
After the expiry of his contract, Andersen decided in order for a transfer to the Danish first division club Aalborg BK. In his very first season he led the team to the Danish Cup final, where you had to give, however, defeated FC København. In the following two seasons Aalborg played the leaders in the league, but without being able to play for the title in the Super Ligaen. Andersen was conducting the defense and became a crowd favorite of the fans. In the season 2005/ 06 he had injury problems the first time and was only able to complete seven league games. When he came out of convalescence, he announced shortly before the end of the summer transfer window, change to the following season to league rivals Brøndby IF, which earned him much criticism from the association. As a reason for the change Andersen stated to want and play the championship title at the European level, which he could realize better at Brøndby.
In the first year as defensive organizer of Brøndby he was with the club long at the top, until in April 2006 he incurred a severe knee injury and injury for a long time failed. Brøndby then lost the final championship games and was behind FC København only runner-up.
The following season Andersen took a long time to come back from the convalescence before he made his league comeback for 5 games. After the injury was again acutely and Andersen fell for the balance of the game from. After he was no longer fit in the season 2007 /08, he finished in March 2007 officially his career.
National
As a player of FK Clausenegen traditionally the focus of Norwegian youth scouting concept, he was active at the international level from the U-17 national team. In the Norwegian U -21 team from 1996 to 1998 he was an indispensable part of the team and came to a total of 30 missions team scores a goal.
A year later he made his debut under the newly appointed former U -21 coach Nils Johan Semb on 20 March 1999 in a 6-0 win over Jamaica in the senior team.
Consequently, he made it to the final squad of Norway, for the Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands, but he came in none of the three group games to use.
He then entered the qualification for the 2004 European Football Championship in Greece and the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany regulars. However, Norway failed to qualify for either of the two tournaments.
On 20 April 2005, he completed his last international game during the 2-0 away defeat against Estonia. Overall, he completed between 1999 and 2005 38 caps without scoring for Norway.