Kim Deinoff (born 2 December 1976) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Aalesund in Eliteserien, and has also played for Skeid, Abildsø, Raufoss, Hødd, Løv-Ham, Manglerud Star and Kongsvinger.
 Deinoff with Løv-Ham in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Erik Deinoff | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skeid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1996 | Skeid | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Abildsø | ||
| 2000–2002 | Raufoss | ||
| 2003–2005 | Aalesund | 50 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Hødd | ||
| 2008–2009 | Løv-Ham | 57 | (0) |
| 2010 | Manglerud Star | ||
| 2011–2013 | Kongsvinger | 61 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2013 | |||
Career edit
Born in Oslo,[1] Deinoff grew up playing for Skeid, and was the second-choice goalkeeper behind Roger Vaaler when the club played in Tippeligaen in 1996.[2] As Deinoff did not play any matches for Skeid, he joined Abildsø the next season to play more regularly.[3] He played for Abildsø for three seasons[4] until he joined First Division side Raufoss where he soon became the first-choice goalkeeper. After three seasons with Raufoss, he joined the newly promoted Tippeligaen side Aalesund as a free agent ahead of the 2003 season.[3]
Deinoff was brought to Aalesund as a back-up for Frank Mathiesen, but became the first-choice half-way through the 2003 season and played 13 matches for the club in their first season in Tippeligaen.[5] After the team was relegated to the First Division, Aalesund met one of their challengers for promotion, Sandefjord in a match on 6 June 2004. Towards the end of the first half, Sandefjord's Andreas Augustsson got a red card for biting Deinoff in the arm.[6] Augustsson said after the match that he was stuck underneath a few players and was struck by panic, but the next day he apologized to Deinoff. Despite playing half the match with ten players, Sandefjord won 2–0,[6][7] but at the end of the season Aalesund was promoted ahead of Sandefjord with Deinoff playing 29 matches.[1] Following the arrival of Adin Brown, Deinoff was the second-choice goalkeeper in 2005, but made 8 appearances during the season when Brown was injured.[8] Deinoff played a total of 89 matches for Aalesund.[9]
Ahead of the 2006 season Deinoff transferred to Hødd, and signed a two-year contract with the club.[9] After two seasons as Hødd's first-choice goalkeeper, Deinoff was a free agent after the 2007 season and was wanted by Kristiansund and English side Torquay United.[10] He instead signed with Løv-Ham and in his first season with Løv-Ham he was voted as the "player of the year" by his team-mates when the team finished 12th in the 2008 Norwegian First Division. Deinoff also claimed that it was his best season so far in his career.[11]
Løv-Ham struggled with the finances after the 2009 season, and could not afford extending the contracts with their key-players Deinoff and Prince Efe Ehiorobo, who were on full-time contracts. Deinoff was offered a part-time contract,[12] but Deinoff turned down the offer. He later trialed with Strømsgodset,[13] Hønefoss[14] and Sandnes Ulf[15] before he returned to Oslo and joined the Second Division side Manglerud Star. He made his debut for the club on 17 April 2010 against Nest-Sotra.[4] In the 3–3 draw against Os on 23 May 2010, Deinoff scored the equalizing goal after a corner kick during stoppage time. This was the second time Deinoff had scored a goal in his career, the first came as a Løv-Ham player in the 2009 Norwegian Football Cup when he scored in the penalty shoot-out against Start which Løv-Ham won 15–14.[16]
After Manglerud/Star was bankrupted ahead of the 2011 season, Deinoff joined Kongsvinger on a one-year contract. In competition with Tobias Holmen Johansen for the goalkeeper-spot Deinoff played 14 matches in the First Division in his first season for the club.[17] He signed a new two-year contract with Kongsvinger in March 2012[18] and played 18 matches in the 2012 season.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kim Deinoff". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "– Vi stoler på Roger" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 19 March 1996. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Bosman-spiller Kim Deinoff til Aafk" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. 2 December 2002.
- ^ a b Stensdal, Harald (17 April 2010). "Skuffende av Manglerud Star" (in Norwegian). Nordstrands Blad. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Blogg: Historiske Eliteseriespelarar i AaFK" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ a b Mauren, Arnfinn (8 June 2004). "Keeper bitt av angriper" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Kvam, Lars Hojem (7 June 2004). "Beit keeper – ble utvist" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Halkjelsvik, Sindre (14 May 2008). "Brown ute til sommeren" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Deinoff til Hødd" (in Norwegian). NRK. 21 December 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Edøy, Rune (8 January 2008). "Kim Deinoff på vent" (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav.
- ^ Lyngøy, Roar (5 November 2008). "Deinoff hedret av sine egne" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Lyngøy, Roar (29 October 2009). "Løv-Ham dropper heltidsspillere" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Nilsen, Magne J. (16 December 2009). "Godset vil se mer av finske Patrik Rikama" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Sævig, Christer (17 January 2010). "Deinoff viser seg frem for nyopprykkede Hønefoss" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Veland, Bernhard (1 March 2010). "Sandnes Ulf tester Kim Deinoff" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Jacobsen, Arild (23 May 2010). "Keeper'n scoret" (in Norwegian). Nordstrands Blad. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Danielsen, Henning (14 March 2012). "Er på keeperjakt" (in Norwegian). Glåmdalen. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Birkelund, Mats Slaastad (22 March 2012). "Kim Deinoff er tilbake" (in Norwegian). Glåmdalen. Retrieved 15 March 2013.