Kenneth Giske (born 6 January 1976) is a retired Norwegian

football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

. He started his career in Valder IL and represented Norway as a youth international. He joined

IL Hødd Idrottslaget Hødd is a multi-sports club from Ulsteinvik in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Founded in 1919, it has sections for team handball, gymnastics and football. It is best known for their men's football team, which since 2015 plays at Høddv ...

ahead of the 1993 season. After good performances, he was signed by Lillestrøm SK. Never breaking through there, he returned to Hødd until he was picked up by Bryne FK in 1999. Struggling with injuries, in 2001 he signed for lowly Randaberg IL, but was again given the chance at Bryne in the summer of 2001. In 2006 he was player-manager of

Klepp IL Klepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering. Best known for t ...

, but the team was relegated from the 2006 2. divisjon. He later featured on the pitch for Valder, Klepp and Kåsen before finally retiring in the end of 2012. In 2019 he became coach of Bryne's junior team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giske, Kenneth 1976 births Living people People from Giske Norwegian men's footballers IL Hødd players Lillestrøm SK players Bryne FK players Randaberg IL players Klepp IL (men) players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football midfielders Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Møre og Romsdal