Dan Eggen
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Dan Eggen | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Dan Eggen | |
Date of birth | January 13, 1970 (age 37) | |
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
Playing position | Central defender | |
Youth clubs | ||
Lyn Årvoll |
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Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1990-1993 1993-1997 1997-1999 1999-2004 2003 2004 |
Ready Oslo BK Frem Brøndby IF Celta Vigo Alavés →Rangers F.C. (loan) Le Mans |
72 (15) 108 (6) 37 (2) 40 (2) 22 (1) |
National team | ||
1993-2001 | Norway | 25 (2) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Dan Eggen (born January 13, 1970 in Oslo) is a former Norwegian footballer, who played as a central defender. He started his career in the Norwegian amateur side Årvoll and Ready. Later he went on to play for several teams outside of Norway: Danish teams BK Frem and Brøndby IF, Spanish teams Celta Vigo and Alavés, French team Le Mans and Scottish club Rangers. Dan Eggen is one of the six players with caps for Norway who has not played in the Norwegian Premier League.
Eggen represented Norway in 25 caps, scoring two goals. He was a part of the 1994 and 1998 World Cup squads, and the 2000 European Football Championship squad. He was not used in any matches in the 1994 World Cup, but was a key player in 1998 and 2000.
He is currently the manager of the rock band El Caco, and has started to study for football coaching at Wang Idrettsgymnas. [1]
[edit] Trivia
Appears in Satyricons DVD Roadkill Extravaganza, where he is visiting the band backstage, revealing himself as a fan of Norwegian Black Metal.
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Brøndby IF partial statistics
- (Danish) Boldklubben Frem profile
- Thomas Søfting profile
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Norway squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup | ![]() |
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1 Thorstvedt | 2 Halle | 3 Johnsen | 4 Bratseth | 5 Bjørnebye | 6 Flo | 7 Mykland | 8 Leonhardsen | 9 Fjørtoft | 10 Rekdal | 11 Jakobsen | 12 Grodås | 13 By Rise | 14 Nilsen | 15 Løken | 16 Sørloth | 17 Eggen | 18 Haaland | 19 Strand | 20 Berg | 21 Rushfeldt | 22 Bohinen | Coach: Olsen |
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Norway squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | ![]() |
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1 Grodås | 2 Halle | 3 Johnsen | 4 Berg | 5 Bjørnebye | 6 Solbakken | 7 Mykland | 8 Leonhardsen | 9 T. Flo | 10 Rekdal | 11 Jakobsen | 12 Myhre | 13 Baardsen | 14 Heggem | 15 Eggen | 16 J. Flo | 17 H. Flo | 18 Østenstad | 19 Hoftun | 20 Solskjær | 21 Riseth | 22 Strand | Coach: Olsen |
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