Petter Vaagan Moen
Petter Vaagan Moen (born 5 February 1984 in Hamar ) is a Norwegian football player. Since 2012 he is in the Tippeligaen in Lillestrøm SK under contract.
Between 2005 and 2006 he was captain of the Norwegian U -21 national team.
Club career
Moen began his career in the youth of his home club Ham -Kam, where he matured into one of Norway's biggest talents of his generation. In 2001, he debuted at the age of seventeen years in the first team from Ham -Kam, in the course of the 2002 season he won already a regular place. In 2003 he celebrated then already as a key player in the championship of the Adecco Ligaen and the associated rise in the excellence.
At this time he was already one of the most sought-after talents in the country, however, was at first surprising his original club faithful. The following season the team, led by the veterans became January Michaelsen and Geir Frigård to the surprise of the season and missed with Table fifth barely qualified for an international competition. The following season the team was the High Level no longer hold and fell into the expected relegation battle, with Moen with strong performances presented the veterans in the shade and for the first time established at the highest level game.
In 2006 he then moved to the Association's internal record transfer fee of 10 million Norwegian Kroner to United club SK Brann Bergen, which has a put together around the Norwegian national team captain Martin Andresen at great expense star-studded team to end the dominance of series champions Rosenborg Trondheim.
As a result, he established himself at once as a regular player on the left wing and celebrated in his debut season, the runner-up title in the Adecco Ligaen. In the following year he formed together with Erik Huseklepp superior wingers who had their templates large share of the scorer title of star striker Thorstein Helstad and the first Brann league title since 1963. With five goals, he also became behind Helstad and Captain Andresen 's third- leading scorer of the team.
In the following two seasons, the team lost by the departures of Andresen Vålerenga Oslo and Helstad to UC Le Mans two key players that could not be replaced. In consequence, the expectations increased to Moen, from which it was hoped that a further increase in performance. Although Moen played consistently solid on and was never in danger of losing his place, but stagnated in its development and fell compared with the large expectations in the criticism.
Only in 2010 was followed then surprisingly a power explosion. Although Brann came first time in years in the relegation battle, but Moen evolved into the game determined personality on the court, prepared five goals in front and fired 14 itself at the end of the season he was first rewarded with a nomination for the Kniksenprisen as the best midfielder of the season.
Already during the season Moen announced the club to leave in favor of a foreign transfers. After his strong performances at club thereupon drew from a move to England. In result, there were negotiations with the Premier League club Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers, with Moen chose the then leading the Football League Championship. The exchange was then officially announced on 10 November 2010. Moen joined free transfer and signed a contract for three and a half year term. In the Rangers he was scheduled by manager Neil Warnock as offensive discharge for midfielder Alejandro Stars Faurlín and Adel Taarabt.
National
Already discovered as a youth player Moen came in all youth teams in his country for use.
In 2003 he took part with the U-19 national team at the European Football Championship in Liechtenstein. Norway resigned as third in the group behind Portugal and Italy in the preliminary round. Moen came in all three finals games used.
In 2004 he made his debut in the Norwegian U -21 national team, which he captained from 2005 to the field.
On 26 January 2006, he made his debut under then coach Åge Hareide in the context of international duty in North America during the 2-1 defeat in a friendly against Mexico in the senior team. By the end of 2007, he scored then extended to the national team and came up with three more missions before he was no longer convened between 2008 to 2009 due to average performances at club level.
On 17 November 2010 he celebrated after almost two years of absence in the 1:2 away win in a friendly against Ireland under coach Egil Olsen his comeback at the international level.