Rune Ulvestad (born 28 March 1957) is a Norwegian

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coach and former player. He played as a forward 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 ...

from 1978 to 1986. After his active career, Ulvestad has been coaching

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. He is the father of the footballers Pål Erik,

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and Dan Peter Ulvestad.

Career

After playing for Brattvåg IL, Ulvestad joined

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ahead of the 1978-season, and was Molde's top goalscorer in 1981 and

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. Ulvestad scored Molde's first goal in the

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of the 1982 Norwegian Cup, a game Molde lost 2–3 against Brann. Ulvestad played a total of 107 matches and scored 29 goals for Molde in the top division until he joined

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after the 1986-season. Ulvestad have later been coaching

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Personal life

Ulvestad is the father of the footballers Dan Peter, Pål Erik,

and Andreas. In 2011,

won the

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with Aalesund, while Pål Erik won

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with Molde.

References

1957 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Brattvåg IL players Molde FK players Aalesunds FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football forwards 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-forward-stub