Knut Olav Rindarøy (born 17 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played for Molde, Deportivo La Coruña and the Norwegian National Team.
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| Date of birth | 17 July 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Molde, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left Back | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2017 | Molde | 211 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Norway U19 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Norway | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club careerEdit
Rindarøy began his career with Molde FK in 2003 and appeared in over 200 league matches with the Norwegian club. His play with the club led to interest from various top European sides[citation needed]. On 18 January 2010, Skysports.com reported that Rindarøy was travelling to England for trials with Everton, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United – which was confirmed by Molde director Tarje Nordstrand Jacobsen[citation needed]. On 20 August 2010 it was reported that he has signed with Spain's Deportivo La Coruña. Rindarøy made his debut for Deportivo La Coruña against Almeria on 26 September 2010.
On 29 November 2017, Rindarøy announced his retirement from football due to injuries.[1]
Career statisticsEdit
ClubEdit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Molde | 2004 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2007 | Adeccoligaen | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 211 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 269 | 5 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 2010–11 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 215 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 273 | 5 | ||
InternationalEdit
| Norway national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2010[2]
HonoursEdit
- Molde
- Tippeligaen (3): 2011, 2012, 2014
- Norwegian Football Cup (2): 2005, 2013
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "RINDARØY LEGGER OPP". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Knut Olav Rindarøy". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "K.Rindarøy". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Knut Olav Rindarøy". nifs.no. nifs. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
External linksEdit
- (in Norwegian) Player profile on official club website
- (in Norwegian) National Caps
- Knut Olav Rindarøy at National-Football-Teams.com
- New Deal with Deportivo La Coruña
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