Knut Olav Rindarøy
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2011}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Knut Olav Rindarøy
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|07|17|df=yes}}
| height = {{height|m=1.78|precision=0}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Left Back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Gossen
| years1 = 2004–2017
| years2 = 2010–2011
| clubs1 = Molde
| clubs2 = → Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
| caps1 = 211
| caps2 = 4
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2004
| nationalyears2 = 2006
| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam1 = Norway U19
| nationalteam2 = Norway U21
| nationalteam3 = Norway
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 4 December 2017
| ntupdate = 27 September 2012
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Team|Molde}}
{{Medal|W|Norwegian Football Cup|2005}}
{{Medal|W|Tippeligaen|2011}}
{{Medal|W|Tippeligaen|2012}}
{{Medal|W|Norwegian Football Cup|2013}}
{{Medal|W|Tippeligaen|2014}}
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Knut Olav Rindarøy (born 17 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played for Molde, Deportivo La Coruña and the Norwegian National Team.
Club career
Rindarøy began his career with Molde FK in 2003 and appeared in over 200 league matches with the Norwegian club. His play with the club led to interest from various top European sides{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}. On 18 January 2010, Skysports.com reported that Rindarøy was travelling to England for trials with Everton, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United – which was confirmed by Molde director Tarje Nordstrand Jacobsen{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}. On 20 August 2010 it was reported that he has signed with Spain's Deportivo La Coruña. Rindarøy made his debut for Deportivo La Coruña against Almeria on 26 September 2010.
On 29 November 2017, Rindarøy announced his retirement from football due to injuries.{{cite web|title=RINDARØY LEGGER OPP|url=http://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/rindaroy-legger-opp|website=moldefk.no|publisher=Molde FK|accessdate=4 December 2017|language=Norwegian|date=29 November 2017}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 13 May 2017}}{{cite web|title=K.Rindarøy|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/knut-olav-rindaroy/28929/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=4 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Knut Olav Rindarøy|url=http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=315|website=nifs.no|publisher=nifs|accessdate=4 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="15" valign="center"|Molde
|2004 |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Tippeligaen |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2005
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2006
|20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2007
|25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2008
|rowspan="9" valign="center"|Tippeligaen |23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2009
|29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2010
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2011
|12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2012
|26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2013
|18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2014
|7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Eliteserien |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!211 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 269 | 5 | |
| valign="center"|Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!215 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 273 | 5 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3|Norway national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total||2||0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2010{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/33146/Knut_Olav_Rindaroy.html |title=Knut Olav Rindarøy |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=4 December 2017}}
Honours
;Molde
- Tippeligaen (3): 2011, 2012, 2014
- Norwegian Football Cup (2): 2005, 2013
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{in lang|no}} [http://www.moldefk.no/site/statistikk/spiller.php?page_id=20&season=2008&match_type=2&player_id=14 Player profile on official club website]
- {{in lang|no}} [http://www.fotball.no/histstat.ASP?WCI=wiPerson&personid=2694368 National Caps]
- {{NFT player|pid=33146}}
- [http://www.canaldeportivo.com/deportienda/deporsport/pagina/2010/08/20/1 New Deal with Deportivo La Coruña]
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Category:Footballers from Molde
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Deportivo de La Coruña players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
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