Bjørn Viljugrein Explained

Bjørn Viljugrein
Birth Date:24 November 1969
Position:midfielder
Youthyears1: - 1987
Youthclubs1:Strømmen
Years1:1988 - 1991
Clubs1:Strømmen
Years2:1992
Clubs2:Vålerenga
Years3:1993 - 1994
Clubs3:Lørenskog
Years4:1995 - 1996
Clubs4:Stabæk
Years5:1997 - 2001
Clubs5:Vålerenga
Years6:2002
Clubs6:Hønefoss
Caps4:50
Goals4:7
Caps5:107
Goals5:18
Caps6:27
Goals6:6
Caps1:56
Nationalyears1:1997
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Bjørn Viljugrein (born 24 November 1969) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder. He represented the Norway national team on one occasion in 1997.

He started his career in Strømmen IF and was drafted into the senior team in 1988.[1] In 1992 he moved on to the larger club Vålerenga,[2] only lasting one year and moving on to Lørenskog IF.[3]

However, in 1995 he finally made his break onto the first tier when joining newly promoted Stabæk.[4] From 1997 to 2001 he enjoyed a steady second spell with Vålerenga, though missing the 1999 season through a serious knee injury. He won the 1997 Norwegian Football Cup Final. In 2002 he rounded off with a season in Hønefoss BK.

Notes and References

  1. News: Fotballsesongen 1988. Aftenposten. 27 April 1988. 38–39. Norwegian.
  2. News: Vårtegn hos VIF på Valle. Aftenposten Aften. 3 March 1992. 12. Nesbø, Knut. Norwegian.
  3. News: Lørenskog bort fra bunnstriden?. Aftenposten Aften. 20 April 1993. 20. Risvand, Nils Eivind. Norwegian.
  4. News: Fotball: Eliteseriens spillerstaller. 19 March 1995. Norwegian News Agency. Norwegian.