Odd Ivar Moen

{{short description|Norwegian football player (born 1955)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Odd Ivar Moen

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|3|6|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Molde FK (chairman)

| years1 = {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}–1973 |clubs1 = Fræna |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1974–1980 |clubs2 = Molde |caps2 = |goals2 =

| years3 = 1984 |clubs3 = Fram Larvik |caps3 = |goals3 =

| years4 = 1985–1987 |clubs4 = Molde |caps4 = 38 |goals4 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 1972–1973

| nationalteam1 = Norway U19

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Odd Ivar Moen (born 6 March 1955) is a Norwegian businessman and former football player. He is currently the chairman of Eliteserien club Molde.{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/RRO7Ex/tidligere-toppspiller-ny-formann-i-molde |title=Tidligere toppspiller ny formann i Molde |work=aftenposten.no |publisher=Aftenposten |date=23 February 2016 |accessdate=1 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.moldefk.no/om-klubben/styrer-og-komiteer/main-board-molde-fk |title=Main Board Molde FK |work=moldefk.no |publisher=Molde FK |date=20 January 2017 |accessdate=1 November 2019}}

Playing career

=Early career=

He started his senior career at Fræna FK and left to play for Molde in 1974.

=Molde=

Moen played a total of ten seasons at Molde. He made his debut for the club on 27 July 1975 in Moldes 0–2 loss to Mjøndalen at Molde Stadion.{{cite web |url=https://www.moldefk.no/om-klubben/var-historie/1970-1979/1975 |title=1975: Sjetteplass og Afrika-tur |website=moldefk.no |accessdate=1 November 2019 |publisher=Molde FK |language=Norwegian}} He appeared as a 72nd minute substitute for Stein Olav Hestad in the second leg of the 1975–76 UEFA Cup first round against Öster.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/64580--oster-vs-molde/ |title=Öster 6-0 Molde |website=UEFA |access-date=1 November 2019}} On 30 May 1987, he made his final appearance for Molde in the club's Norwegian Cup win against Kristiansund in the first round of the competition.{{cite web |url=https://www.moldefk.no/om-klubben/var-historie/1970-1979/1975 |title=1975: Sjetteplass og Afrika-tur |website=moldefk.no |accessdate=1 November 2019 |publisher=Molde FK |language=Norwegian}} Moen played a total of 103 top division games{{cite web |url=http://www.mfkweb.org/ymsestat.php?vis=individual-100matches |title=Ymse statistikk - 100 games or more |website=mfkweb.org |accessdate=1 November 2019 |publisher=MFKweb |language=Norwegian}} for Molde scoring 15 goals.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfkweb.org/ymsestat.php?vis=individual-10goals |title=Ymse statistikk - 10 goals or more |website=mfkweb.org |accessdate=1 November 2019 |publisher=MFKweb |language=Norwegian}}

=International career=

Odd Ivar Moen played a total of five games for Norway under-19 between 1972 and 1973.{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?p=n&fiksId=3391732 |website=fotball.no |accessdate=1 November 2019 |title=Odd Ivar Moen national team profile |language=Norwegian |publisher=Football Association of Norway}} On 8 August 1972, he debuted against Denmark when he came in as a substitute in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=1684197 |website=fotball.no |accessdate=1 November 2019 |title=Danmark 1-1 Norge |language=Norwegian |publisher=Football Association of Norway}} He played his last match at international level on 4 June 1973, in a game Norway lost 1–2 to Netherlands under-19.

After playing career

Moen became a member of the board at Molde FK in 2001. He was vice-chairman from 2012 until 1 December 2015, when he became acting chairman after Øystein Neerland left the position to become director at the club. In February 2016, he was elected chairman at Molde.

References