Egil Østenstad

Egil Østenstad
Østenstad in 2008
Personal information
Full name Egil Johan Østenstad
Date of birth (1972-01-02) 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)
2001Manchester 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.