Norway national under-21 football team

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Norway under-21

Nickname(s)	U21-landslaget
Association	Norwegian Football Association (Norges Fotballforbund)
Head coach	Øystein Gåre, 2006-
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The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is Norway's national football team for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a European Under-21 Football Championship campaign. The team won bronze medals in the 1998 European Under-21 Football Championship.

[edit] Current players

[edit] Current squad

The following players have been called up for the friendly against England on 27 March 2009.^[1]

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 12 GK André Hansen 17 December 1989 (1989-12-17) (age 19) Lillestrøm 1 GK Lasse Staw 1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) (age 21) Fredrikstad 4 DF Vegard Forren 16 February 1988 (1988-02-16) (age 21) Molde 2 DF Magne Simonsen 13 July 1988 (1988-07-13) (age 20) Lyn 3 DF Håvard Nordtveit 21 June 1990 (1990-06-21) (age 19) Lillestrøm 17 MF Espen Børufsen 4 March 1988 (1988-03-04) (age 21) IK Start 13 DF Agim Shabani 14 February 1988 (1988-02-14) (age 21) Fredrikstad FK 14 DF Håkon Skogseid 14 January 1988 (1988-01-14) (age 21) Viking 5 DF Joachim Thomassen 4 May 1988 (1988-05-04) (age 21) Fredrikstad 15 MF Peter Orry Larsen 25 February 1989 (1989-02-25) (age 20) Aalesund 9 MF Jonathan Parr 21 October 1988 (1988-10-21) (age 20) Aalesund MF Per Egil Flo 18 January 1989 (1989-01-18) (age 20) Sogndal 7 MF Ruben Yttergård Jenssen 4 May 1988 (1988-05-04) (age 21) Tromsø 8 MF Erling Knudtzon 15 December 1988 (1988-12-15) (age 20) Lyn 16 MF Magnus Lekven 13 January 1988 (1988-01-13) (age 21) Odd Grenland 11 FW Tarik Elyounoussi 23 February 1988 (1988-02-23) (age 21) Heerenveen 10 FW Aram Khalili 28 July 1989 (1989-07-28) (age 19) Start 6 FW Christer Kleiven 9 April 1988 (1988-04-09) (age 21) Start 18 FW Cato Hansen 26 May 1988 (1988-05-26) (age 21) Brann

[edit] Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up since September 2008.

Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Adam Larsen 12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) (age 21) Strømsgodset v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 GK Andreas Lie 31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) (age 21) Aalesund v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 DF Håvard Nordtveit 21 June 1990 (1990-06-21) (age 19) Arsenal v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 DF Johan Lædre Bjørdal 5 May 1986 (1986-05-05) (age 23) Bodø/Glimt v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 DF Arnar Førsund 29 July 1986 (1986-07-29) (age 22) Hamarkameratene v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 DF Steffen Hagen 8 March 1986 (1986-03-08) (age 23) Odd Grenland v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 DF Kevin Larsen 10 May 1986 (1986-05-10) (age 23) Tromsø v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 DF Andreas Nordvik 18 March 1987 (1987-03-18) (age 22) Rosenborg v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 MF Vadim Demidov 10 October 1986 (1986-10-10) (age 22) Rosenborg v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 MF Morten Hæstad 11 March 1987 (1987-03-11) (age 22) Start v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 MF Steinar Strømnes 19 March 1987 (1987-03-19) (age 22) Kongsvinger v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 MF Alexander Tettey 4 April 1986 (1986-04-04) (age 23) Rosenborg v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 FW Alexander Mathisen 24 November 1986 (1986-11-24) (age 22) Aalesund v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008 FW Per Horpestad 12 December 1989 (1989-12-12) (age 19) Molde v. Macedonia and the Netherlands, September 2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Norway U21-team at UEFA.com