Øyvind Leonhardsen

Øyvind Leonhardsen
Personal information
Full name Øyvind Leonhardsen
Date of birth (1970-08-17) 17 August 1970
Place of birth Kristiansund, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1989 Clausenengen FK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Molde 64 (9)
1992–1994 Rosenborg 63 (20)
1994–1997 Wimbledon 78 (13)
1997–1999 Liverpool 37 (7)
1999–2002 Tottenham Hotspur 54 (7)
2002–2003 Aston Villa 19 (3)
2004–2005 Lyn 46 (2)
2006–2007 Strømsgodset 41 (7)
Total 402 (68)
International career
1990–2003 Norway 86 (19)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Lyn (youth)
2012–2017 Stabæk (youth)
2018– Mjøndalen (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Øyvind Leonhardsen (born 17 August 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He retired after the 2007 season, ending a career with nine years in English football at clubs Wimbledon, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, and Aston Villa, and in Norway he played for Molde, Rosenborg, Lyn, and Strømsgodset. Between 1990 and 2003 he made 86 appearances for the Norway national team scoring 19 goals.