Roar Christensen (born 29 April 1971) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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who currently is the playing head coach of

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. He started his career in Grovfjord IL, and joined regional greats

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ahead of the 1996 season. He made his debut in May 2006 and played his last game in November 2006, amassing 235 league games, most of them in the

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. In the 2008 season, Christensen was an assisting coach in Grovfjord IL. Ahead of the 2009 season he was promoted to head coach, doubling as an active player.

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Norwegian men's footballers Tromsø IL players Norwegian football managers People from Troms 1971 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Troms og Finnmark {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub