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Ragnvald Soma
Norwegian footballer

Ragnvald Soma

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
Norwegian footballer
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Kvernaland, Time, Rogaland, Western Norway
Age
45 years
Stats
Height:
189
Weight:
85
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Ragnvald Soma (born 10 November 1979) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for his childhood club Frøyland Idrettslag. He signed for them 02.02.2014 effectively retiring from professional football.

Position

He is primarily a central defender, although he has been both a left back and a defensive midfielder earlier in his career.

Club career

Early career

Soma started his professional career in Bryne FK, amassing 99 league games.

West Ham United

In January 2001 he moved to English Premier League club West Ham United for £800,000. His stay there lasted just over one and a half years, during which Soma made only seven league appearances before returning to Bryne on a free transfer. Whilst at West Ham he played in their 1–0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the 2000–01 FA Cup, coming on as a late substitute for his debut.

Norwegian football

With Bryne relegated at the end of the 2003 season, Soma moved to SK Brann. He became an instant hit, being voted player of the year by several newspapers and becoming a regular in the Norway national team squad. In March 2006 he transferred to Viking for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £500,000, with Brann also getting right back Bjørn Dahl as a part-exchange.

Austria and Denmark

After over three years at Viking, Soma signed for Rapid Vienna on 14 August 2009.

After a spell with the Danish Superliga side Nordsjælland, Soma joined the Danish 1st Division side Lyngby. After his contract with Lyngby expired, he was training with his old club Viking. He played the second half of 2013 for Førde IL.

International career

Soma played 22 matches for the Norwegian under-21 team before he was capped five times while playing for Norway between 2004 and 2005.

Career statistics

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1997BryneAdeccoligaen25000250
199824000240
199925033283
200025510265
2000–01West HamPremier League401050
2001–02302050
2002BryneTippeligaen11110121
200325130281
2004Brann26070330
200526140301
2006Viking24040280
200726150311
200818030210
200920331234
2009–10Rapid WienBundesliga33100331
2010–1132100321
2011–1214000140
2012–13NordsjællandDanish Superliga100010
2012–13LyngbyDanish 1st Division810081
Career Total3701537440719
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