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Svein Grøndalen
Svein Grøndalen (born 8 February 1955) is a Norwegian former footballer. He was born in Halden,[2] and as a youngster, he lived in Halden, Drammen, Halden again, and Hunndalen. He played youth football for Kvik Halden and Raufoss,[3] and senior football for Raufoss, Rosenborg, Moss, and Ås. In total, he got 77 caps for Norway,[2] between 1973 and 1984.[3] Grøndalen played left back or central defender and was noted for his "physical" style of play. Many people remember him best for a brutal tackle that injured Swede Ralf Edström during a 1977 international match.[3] He is also remembered for missing a World Cup qualification match due to a bizarre injury, while running in the forest before the game Grøndalen ran into a moose and injured himself so badly he couldn't play the next game.[4] He took education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.[3] References
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