Dan Eggen (born 13 January 1970) is a Norwegian

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manager and former player. He has previously coached

KFUM Oslo KFUM-Kameratene Oslo is the sports branch of the local YMCA in Oslo, Norway. It has departments for association football, futsal, volleyball, and track and field. The football team currently plays in Eliteserien from 2024, the top tier of the Norw ...

and

Kolbotn Kolbotn is an Urban areas in the Nordic countries#Urban areas in Norway, urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo municipality in Akershus county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn ...

in the Norwegian Premier League for women. He was capped 25 times for

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, scoring two goals.

Career

Dan Eggen played as

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. He started his career in the Norwegian amateur leagues with sides such as

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, ''Årvoll'' and

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. Later he went on to play for several teams outside of Norway: Danish teams

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and

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a Danish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Brøndbyvester. Brøndby IF denotes the professional football section of Brøndbyernes ...

, Spanish teams

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and Alavés (where he played in the

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), French team

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and Scottish club

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."Gers seal Eggen signing"
BBC Sport website (31 January 2003) Eggen represented

in 25 caps, scoring two goals. He was a part of the

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and

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World Cup squads, and the

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squad. He was not used in any matches in the 1994 World Cup, but was a key player in 1998 and 2000. Eggen scored the equaliser against Morocco to secure a 2–2 draw for the Norwegians at the

Stade de la Mosson The Stade de la Mosson () is a association football, football stadium in Montpellier, France. It is the home of Ligue 1 club Montpellier HSC, and has a capacity of 32,900. Formerly a 16,000-seater stadium, it was entirely rebuilt in 1998 to hos ...

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in 1998.

After retirement

In 2005, Eggen started a bachelor's degree in

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at the University of Oslo, Norway. He was also the manager of the

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band El Caco. He has studied football coaching at Wang Idrettsgymnas and has been head coach of

in the Norwegian

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for women, and for KFUM. Appears in

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's DVD ''Roadkill Extravaganza'', where he is visiting the band backstage, revealing himself as a fan of Norwegian

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. During a

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concert in Spain, Eggen joined the band on stage for 30 seconds and showed off

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and

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playing.

References

External links

Brøndby IF partial statistics

Boldklubben Frem profile
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Eggen on stage with Pantera.
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eggen, Dan 1970 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Men's association football defenders Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Boldklubben Frem players Brøndby IF players Danish Superliga players Le Mans FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Rangers F.C. players La Liga players Deportivo Alavés players RC Celta de Vigo players Lyn Fotball players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players Norwegian football managers Kolbotn Fotball managers Toppserien managers Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France