Vegar Heggenes Gjermundstad (born 14 March 1990) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Førde IL.

Vegar Gjermundstad
Personal information
Full name Vegar Heggenes Gjermundstad
Date of birth (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Vadheim, Norway
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Førde
Youth career
Vadheim
0000–2006 Høyang
2006–2008 Lyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Lyn 27 (1)
2010–2011 Sogndal 19 (0)
2012 Hønefoss 4 (0)
2013–2016 Førde 72 (2)
2016–2018 Florø 82 (3)
2019– Førde 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Career edit

He hails from Vadheim.[1] He started his career in Vadheim IL and IL Høyang,[2] but moved in 2006 to attend the school Norsk Toppidrettsgymnas as well as to play for FC Lyn Oslo.[3] In the summer of 2008 he signed for Lyn's senior team.[4] He has two Norwegian Premier League games in 2009, making his debut on 19 April 2009 against Strømsgodset and starting his first game on 3 May 2009 against Stabæk Fotball. His 27th and last game came in May 2010.[5] Following the bankruptcy of Lyn, he joined Sogndal IL in July 2010.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Vegar nærmar seg tippeligadebut". Firda (in Norwegian). 19 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  2. ^ "13. Vegar Gjermundstad" (in Norwegian). FC Lyn Oslo. Retrieved 3 May 2009. [dead link]
  3. ^ Stølen, Kjell Arvid; Aase, Stein Jarle (18 August 2006). "Uventa bra sesong for Høyang" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  4. ^ Brynildsen, Ivar (10 August 2008). "Lyn vant igjen". Ullern Avis Akersposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Vegar Gjermundstad". LynFotball.net. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
  6. ^ Vik, Øystein (7 July 2010). "Gjermundstad klar for Sogndal". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2010.

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