Alexander Ødegaard

Alexander Ødegaard (born 13 September 1980 Voss ) is a Norwegian football player.

Career

Association

Ødegaard grew up in Forde, where he played in his youth. His first games in the men he of completed here.

The 1,80 m tall striker joined in the summer of 1999 in the first divisjon to Sogndal IL. In the 2000 season he went on with Sogndal in the Tippeligaen. His debut in Norway's top flight he was on 16 April 2001, the 0-3 defeat away against Odd Grenland. His first hit was the 1-0 at the 1:4 defeat against Lillestrøm SK on April 29, 2001. Sogndal IL For Ødegaard played until the end of the 2004 season. During the last season he scored 15 goals and won the Kniksenprisen for striker year. In the election he won against Rosenborg's Frode Johnsen and Robbie Winters Brann Bergen. Despite Ødegaards hits Sogndal rose after four years as from the Tippeligaen Table.

Due to the success in the 2004 season, he was courted by the Tippeligaen club Rosenborg and Brann Bergen. He opted for Rosenborg BK, the then reigning champions and masters of the past 13 years. The fee was 10 million Norwegian kroner .. His debut for Rosenborg gave Ødegaard on Matchday 2 in the away match against FK Bodø / Glimt. His first goal he scored three game days later in his third game for a total of Rosenborg. He scored the 1:1 compensation at Lillestrøm SK. Ødegaard graduated in the 2005 season 17 games for the Tippeligaen Rosenborg and scored four goals. He finished with Rosenborg seventh place in the table.

Although Ødegaard a three -year contract possessed, he moved to the new season to Viking Stavanger. With seven million crowns he was the most expensive player, the Viking had ever committed. In two seasons Ødegaard completed 42 Tippeligaen games and scored eight goals. From January 2011 to June 2012 he was in the French second division club FC Metz under contract. Then he went back to his home club Forde IL.

National

In 2004, Alexander Ødegaard played four times for the Norwegian national football team. He scored his only goal on 13 October 2004 at the 2006 World Cup qualifying match against Slovenia. He came on in the 80th minute and set in the 90th minute 3-0 Final ago.

Achievements

• Promotion to the Tippeligaen: 2000
• Kniksenprisen: Forward of the Year: 2004