FK Vigør is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club from Hellemyr, Kristiansand

Kristiansand

-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

. Vigør is the Norwegian name for vigor. The club colors are brown and white, and the club was founded on 5 October 1918.

The men's team currently resides in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, having last played in the Second Division in 2000. It contested a playoff to win promotion to the First Division

Adeccoligaen

The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....

 in 1996, but failed.

FK Vigør also has a women's section. It fielded a senior team in the league system in 2008, but not in 2009.

Former players

Many former Vigør players have gone on to play professionally in the Norwegian Premier League or elsewhere.

Goalkeepers

• Espen Johnsen
  Espen Johnsen
  Espen Johnsen is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper. His brother Marius Johnsen is also a footballer, currently playing for Lillestrøm.-Football career:...
  
  
• Rune Nilssen
  Rune Nilssen
  Rune Nilssen is a Norwegian retired football player.Nilssen previously played for FK Vigør. He joined Start ahead of the 2003 season. In the autumn 2009, Nilssen was on loan at F.C. Copenhagen, without gaining a single game....
  
  
• Kenneth Udjus
  Kenneth Udjus
  Kenneth Udjus is a Norwegian football goalkeeper under contract with Sogndal.He is the grandson of the Norwegian politician Ragnar Udjus.-References:...
  
  

Defenders

• Marius Johnsen
  Marius Johnsen
  Marius Johnsen is a Norwegian football defender. His older brother Espen Johnsen is a former professional goalkeeper.-Career:...
  
  
• Lars Martin Engedal
  Lars Martin Engedal
  Lars Martin Engedal is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for Moss FK.As a youth player Engedal played for FK Vigør. He then joined IK Start at the age of sixteen, debuted for the senior team in 2003 and played there until 2008. He joined Moss FK ahead of the 2009 season...
  
  
• Steffen Hagen
  Steffen Hagen
  Steffen Hagen is a Norwegian football defender currently playing for Odd Grenland.His former clubs are Vigør and Mandalskameratene , a team he captained as early as 2005....
  
  
• Knut Henry Haraldsen
• Sven Fredrik Stray
  Sven Fredrik Stray
  Sven Fredrik Stray is a Norwegian football defender currently playing for Flekkerøy IL.His former clubs are FK Vigør, Mandalskameratene and Odd Grenland. In 2009 he was loaned out to Bryne FK. Ahead of the 2010 season he joined Flekkerøy IL.-References:...
  
  
• Yngvar Håkonsen
  Yngvar Håkonsen
  Yngvar Håkonsen is a Norwegian footballer playing for Fløy.-References:...
  
  
• Vetle Andersen
  Vetle Andersen
  Vetle Andersen is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. Andersen has played in a number of countries, including most Scandinavian and British nations.-External links:*...
  
  
• Tore Løvland
• Per Christian Osmundsen

Midfielders

• Leif Otto Paulsen
  Leif Otto Paulsen
  Leif Otto Paulsen is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Bryne. He is on loan from Start.As a youth player Paulsen played for Vigør. He made his senior debut for Start in 2004, and his Norwegian Premier League debut in 2006. He was later loaned out to...
  
  
• Christer Kleiven
  Christer Kleiven
  Christer Kleiven is a Norwegian midfielder who currently plays for Start.-IK Start:He made his debut for Start in 2007, playing in Adeccoligaen. He made 35 appearances and scored 3 goals that season.-2010 season:...
  
  
• Kristofer Hæstad
  Kristofer Hæstad
  Kristofer "Doffen" Krüger Hæstad is a Norwegian footballer. He is a central midfielder for Vålerenga.-Early career:Hæstad played for the youth teams of Randesund and Vigør.-Start:...
  
  
• Frode Fredriksen
• Sven Otto Birkeland

Strikers

• Tore André Dahlum
  Tore André Dahlum
  Tore André "Totto" Dahlum is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker. During his playing career, he had three spells at Start and two spells at Rosenborg. He also played briefly in Denmark, Greece and Belgium....
  
  
• Andreas Lund
  Andreas Lund
  Andreas Lund is a former Norwegian footballer.During his career he played for IK Start, Molde FK, and Wimbledon. He earned 8 caps and scored 4 goals for the Norway national football team....
  
  
• Thom Jarle Thomassen
• Kjetil Bøe
• Espen Daland
• Bjørn Vidar Gundersen

External links

• Official site