Arnar Førsund

Arnar Jahrmann Førsund (born 29 July 1986) is a Norwegian footballer who has played for the Norwegian clubs Vålerenga, Sandefjord, Kongsvinger, HamKam and Manglerud Star.

Arnar Førsund
Personal information
Full name Arnar Jahrmann Førsund
Date of birth (1986-07-29) 29 July 1986
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Gjelleråsen
– Ørn-Horten
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Vålerenga 4 (0)
2005–2006 → Sandefjord (loan) 27 (1)
2007 → Kongsvinger (loan) 13 (1)
2008–2009 HamKam 40 (1)
2010 Manglerud Star 24 (1)
2011–2012 Kongsvinger 55 (4)
2013–2014 Eidsvold Turn 26 (2)
2014–2016 Ørn-Horten 55 (6)
2017 Flint
National team
2003 Norway U17 6 (0)
2004 Norway U18 12 (1)
2005 Norway U19 11 (2)
2006–2008 Norway U21 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2012

Club career

He made his Tippeligaen debut on 19 September 2004 for Vålerenga against Molde in a 4–0 win.[1] He didn't feature anymore for the first team that season.

During the next season he only played a couple of cup matches before being loaned out to Sandefjord in the 1. divisjon during the second half of the season, helping them to a promotion to the top level. When he returned to Vålerenga he featured in two Royal League games.

In 2006, he spent the whole season on loan, again at Sandefjord, who had been promoted to the top-flight. In 2007, he went on his third loan spell, this time to 1. divisjon side Kongsvinger. He was recalled halfway through the season.

After the 2007 season he rejected a new contract and instead moved to Ham-Kam on a Bosman transfer. He spent two seasons there, first getting relegated from the top division, and then in 2009 another relegation from 1. divisjon. After the 2009 season he and several other players was sacked after rejecting a 70% wage-cut with the club blaming it on poor economy.

In 2010, he joined Second Division side Manglerud Star,[2] before joining Kongsvinger in 2011.

Ahead of the 2013 season he went on to Eidsvold Turn,[3] and moved home to Horten and Ørn-Horten in the summer of 2014.[4] His final outing came in 2017 at IL Flint.[5]

International career

Førsund has played at numerous youth levels. He made his debut for the Norwegian U21 team on 1 January 2006 against Turkey U21. In total he played 17 games for the U21 team, scoring 3 goals. In addition, he has played 29 games at younger levels.[5]

References
  1. Vif-fotball.no – Førsund ferdig i Vålerenga Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (Lasse A. Vangstein, published 4. december 2007)
  2. NRK.no – Førsund til Manglerud/Star (Knut Sveen, published and accessed 2. March 2010)
  3. Danielsen, Henning (3 May 2013). "Takket nei til KIL". Glåmdalen (in Norwegian). p. 22.
  4. Vestgård, Fredrik (30 June 2014). "Førsund gir seg i Eidsvold Turn". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 20.
  5. Arnar Førsund at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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