| Knut Olav Rindarøy | |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Molde, Norway |
| Position: | Left Back |
| Youthclubs1: | Gossen |
| Years1: | 2004–2017 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) |
| Caps1: | 211 |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2004 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U19 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U21 |
| Nationalteam3: | Norway |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 December 2017 |
| Ntupdate: | 27 September 2012 |
Knut Olav Rindarøy (born 17 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played for Molde, Deportivo La Coruña and the Norwegian National Team.
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. 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. 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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Norway national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |