Ivar Rønningen [SEP] position played on team / speciality
Ivar Rønningen
Ivar Rønningen (born 13 February 1975) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Vålerenga, Brann, Rosenborg and HamKam. He also spent time on loan with Walsall and Lillestrøm. After playing professional football for almost 20 years, Rønningen retired after the 2012-season, and joined HamKam as a goalkeeper coach.
Career.
Career Early years.
Rønningen was born in Lunner and played for the local club Lunner IL until he joined Vålerenga in 1994. He made his debut for Vålerenga in
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Opdal was born in Odda, and played for Odda FK until he joined SK Brann in 2000. Opdal made his debut for the first team in the Third Round match of the 2001 Norwegian Football Cup against Ørn-Horten. He made his debut in Tippeligaen in the match against Rosenborg on 27 October 2002. Opdal was reserve to Ivar Rønningen for a couple of seasons, but Opdal made his breakthrough during the 2003 season, when he started some matches in Tippeligaen. Opdal became regular in the starting lineup when Rønningen