Eirik Soltvedt (born 3 September 1979) is a retired Norwegian football striker. Hailing from

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, he played youth football for

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and represented Norway as a youth international. He started his senior career in

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, but was not a squad member in 2000 and went to

; in mid-2000 he moved to Oslo and played successively for

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and

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. In 2002 he joined Ull/Kisa, and after 25 goals in the

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he was picked up by

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. Never a success, in mid-2005 he moved on to

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. In mid-2007 he returned to Ull/Kisa, and from 2013 he finished his career in lowly Eidsvold and Hauerseter.

References

1979 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers People from Randaberg Bryne FK players Randaberg IL players Skeid Fotball players Ullern IF players Ullensaker/Kisa IL players Lillestrøm SK players Notodden FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football forwards Norway men's youth international footballers Footballers from Rogaland {{Norway-footy-forward-stub