Trond Strande
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Trond Strande is a retired 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...

 footballer who spent his entire career playing for Molde FK and was a regular on Molde's team from 1991 to 2007.

Career

Trond Strande was taken up in Molde's senior squad in 1990, and he made his debut on 28 April 1991 against Lyn, when he came on as a substitute in the 86th minute. This match was the opening match of the 1991-season, and also the match Morten Bakke
Morten Bakke
Morten Bakke is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper.-Club career:During his career, Bakke played for several clubs, most notably Molde and Vålerenga.-International career:...

 made his debut for Molde.

The highlights of his career is the two cup championships
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...

 in 1994 and 2005, and Molde's participation in the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 in 1999, from which he is remembered for several eminent dribble raid up the right side. Strande is also well remembered for his stoppage-time equalizing free-kick goal against local rivals Aalesund on 18 October 2003.

In December 2005, Strande stated that he was ready to take over as Molde's head coach after Bo Johansson, if the club management asked for it. But Molde appointed Arild Stavrum
Arild Stavrum
Arild Stavrum is a Norwegian football coach and former player. His playing career included clubs as Brann, Molde, Stabæk, Helsingborg, Aberdeen and Besiktas.-Playing career:...

 as new coach before the 2006-season and Strande continued as a player until he retired after helping Molde gain promotion to Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

 in the 2007 season.

Trond Strande played a total of 238 matches in Tippeligaen, and 520 matches in total.

After his retirement, he have worked at Akerakademiet (Molde FK's youth academy) and been coach for Molde's U17-team.

Honours

  • Norwegian Football Cup
    Norwegian football cup
    The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...

    : 2
    • 1994, 2005
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