Sindre Erstad (born 25 January 1982) is a

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who currently plays for Norwegian team Radøy/Manger. He hails from

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. His first significant club was

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, and went from there to

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. He played sixteen

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games for the club in

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, and two in

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. He later played for Løv-Ham and Stavanger IF. Ahead of the 2009 season he transferred from Randaberg IL to Åsane.

References

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