Christian Kalvenes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Kalvenes | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back, Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Brann | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Åsane | 45 | (4) |
| 2000–2003 | Sogndal | 67 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Brann | 11 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Dundee United | 48 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Burnley | 27 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Brann | 33 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:22, 20 December 2012 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:22, 20 December 2012 (UTC).
Christian Kalvenes (born 8 March 1977) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a defender. During his career he had three spells with SK Brann and played for Åsane and Sogndal. He also played abroad for Dundee United in Scotland and Burnley in England.
Christian Kalvenes was born in the city of Bergen and started his senior career with SK Brann, but played only one match. 10 years and one day after his first match, he played his second league appearance for the club, against FC Lyn Oslo 29 May 2005. In the meantime, he played for both Åsane and Sogndal. Despite the fact that he was one of the great talents of Brann in the 1990s, he never managed to establish himself in the A-team squad. After several good seasons as a central defender in Åsane he was taken to a Sogndal teams vying for promotion to the Premier League in the summer of 2000. His breakthrough in the Norwegian Premier League came with Sogndal for whom he made 67 appearances scoring 4 goals. In 2003 he returned to SK Brann where he managed only 11 appearances and no goals in 3 years. He played mainly at left, helping the club won the qualifier against Vålerenga same year scored more away goals.
In the next few seasons he was a safe choice at left back Sogndal in addition to score numerous goals on free kicks. In front of the 2004 season, he was brought back to Brann, but where he went mostly injured forward to his debut in 2005. Ironically, he was back from injury around the same time as his rival on the left back, Erlend Hanstveit. After Hanstveit's recovery, he was forced to find himself as a substitute.
On 2 August 2006, Kalvenes joined Dundee United for a fee of around £50,000. In his competitive debut for United, Kalvenes scored the second goal in a 2–2 draw against Rangers at Ibrox. In August 2007, Kalvenes was "harshly sent off" against Kilmarnock, a decision which gave Kilmarnock an "undeserved victory." The red card was later overturned. For the season 2007 – 2008, Kalvenes was voted the top left back in Scotland following an impressive season as the tough man in the Dundee United defence.
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