Vidar Evensen (born 13 July 1971) is a retired Norwegian football defender. He started his career in

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and played in the

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. Ahead of the 1994 season he moved to Oslo and joined

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. He made his debut in April 1994 against his old club, but only recorded 9 league games before returning to Strindheim who were promoted to

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. Following their instant relegation, Evensen went on to another first-tier club,

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. He played here from 1996 through 2000 before finishing his professional career in

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/ref> Evensen was linked to foreign clubs numerous times. For instance he trialled with

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and

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in 1995, was scouted by

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in 1997, was offered contracts with both

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and

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in 1997 which both fell through, and trialled extensively with

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in 1998. During the 2000 Norwegian winter break Evensen and Kenneth Karlsen were loaned out to

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. Evensen settled in

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, and after leaving Strømsgodset he played two seasons for third-tier

. He featured for Tollnes and

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in 2006, securing promotion to the first tier. In 2007 he became manager of Ørn-Horten, while also giving himself a role as a squad player. Evensen and Ørn parted after the 2008 season after the club suggested pay cuts. About ten years later he became director of sports in

, now languishing in lower leagues.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evensen, Vidar 1971 births Living people Footballers from Trondheim Norwegian men's footballers Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Strindheim IL players Lyn Fotball players Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Widzew Łódź players Ekstraklasa players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Tollnes BK players Notodden FK players FK Ørn Horten players Norwegian football managers Men's association football defenders