Ivar Erlien Furu (born 7 May 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for

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. Furu was born in

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, and grew up in

Sunndalsøra is the administrative centre of Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Sunndalsøra lies at the mouth of the river Driva at the beginning of the Sunndalsfjord. Sunndalsøra is surrounded by steep mountains, su ...

Career

Furu played for

Molde Molde () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Pen ...

as a junior, he then moved to KR in 2014 on loan. He went to

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in 2015. Furu signed with

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in 2017. He made his debut for

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in a 2–1 win against

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. In December 2019, Furu signed with

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county. The admin ...

Career statistics

References

1994 births Living people People from Sunndal Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norway men's youth international footballers Molde FK players Byåsen Toppfotball players Ranheim Fotball players Kristiansund BK players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Norwegian Second Division players Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Men's association football defenders Footballers from Møre og Romsdal {{Norway-footy-defender-stub