Egil Østenstad
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Østenstad in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Egil Johan Østenstad | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Haugesund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torvastad IL | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | Viking FK | 128 | (54) |
| 1996–1999 | Southampton | 96 | (29) |
| 1999–2003 | Blackburn Rovers | 62 | (11) |
| 2001 | → Manchester City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Rangers | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Viking FK | 33 | (16) |
| Total | 334 | (111) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2005 | Norway | 18 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Egil Johan Østenstad (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈèːɡiːl ˈœ̀stn̩stɑː]; born 2 January 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He started and ended his career at Viking, before going on to play in the Premier League for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City. In 2003 he made a move to the Scottish Premier League with Rangers before finishing his career back with Viking in 2005. He was capped 18 times by Norway, scoring 6 goals.
Following his retirement he was appointed director of football at Viking and remained in the position until stepping down in 2011.