Ronny Espedal (born 9 May 1975) is a retired

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 ...

football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

who last played for

Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 1. divisjon, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...

. He spent his early career in

Randaberg IL Randaberg Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Randaberg. It has sections for football, swimming, gymnastics and volleyball. Football Before the 2007 season the football team made the national news as it increased its budget significantly ...

and

FK Vidar FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest level in the Norwegian football league system. Club history The club was founded on 18 April 1906. FK Vidar played their ...

, and later joined

FK Haugesund Fotballklubben Haugesund (English: ''Football Club Haugesund''), usually referred to as FK Haugesund or FKH, is a professional Norwegian football club from the city of Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway. The club currently plays in the Norwegian Elite ...

and

Bryne FK Bryne Fotballklubb () is a professional football club in Bryne, Norway, that competes in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football. History Bryne has played a total of 17 seasons in the top flight of Norwegian football since thei ...

in the hope of winning promotion to the Norwegian Premier League. This did not happen, and in 2010 he joined

. Sandnes Ulf won a surprise promotion from the

2011 Norwegian First Division The 2011 1. divisjon (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began play on 3 April 2011 and ended on 30 October 2011. The clubs relegated from the 2010 Tippeligaen were Høn ...

, and Espedal made his first-tier debut at the age of almost 37. He retired after the 2012 season, in which Sandnes Ulf retained their spot in the Norwegian Premier League. He resides in Hundvåg, is married and has three children.

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1975 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Randaberg IL players FK Vidar players FK Haugesund players Bryne FK players Sandnes Ulf players Eliteserien players {{Norway-footy-defender-stub Men's association football defenders