Svein Andreassen Explained

Svein Andreassen
Fullname:Svein Are Andreassen
Birth Date:3 July 1968
Birth Place:Stokmarknes, Norway
Position:Forward
Years1:1990–1995
Clubs1:Tromsø
Caps1:58
Goals1:8
Years2:1997
Clubs2:Sogndal
Caps2:20
Goals2:4
Years3:1998–1999
Clubs3:Lillestrøm
Caps3:16
Goals3:4
Years4:1998–1999
Clubs4:Portsmouth (loan)
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:1999
Clubs5:Harstad
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years7:2014
Clubs7:Medkila 2
Caps7:3
Goals7:1
Totalcaps:100
Totalgoals:17

Svein Are Andreassen (born 3 July 1968) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

He was born in Stokmarknes, lived in Tromsø from age one to seven before the family settled in Harstad. He played youth football for Kilkameratene and Harstad IL, and made his first-team debut for Harstad around 1986. From 1990 to 1995 he played for Tromsø IL.[1]

He never fully broke into the first team, and resumed his career at Sogndal in 1996 - 1997 and Lillestrøm in 1998. For the remained of the 1998–99 season he played for Portsmouth in England. After the season concluded he gave up on professional football, following multiple injuries and twenty-two surgeries.[1] He did however feature for Harstad IL.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Svein Are Andreassen. Salomonsen. Per. Anthonsen, Hugo . 8 April 2010. Tromsø IL. Norwegian. 20 February 2019.
  2. https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3097590 Fotball.no