Vemund Brekke Skard (born 11 September 1981) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder. Career Born in Brumunddal, Skard signed his first professional contract having joined from Norwegian Second Division side Brumunddal FK in October 2005, where he played part-time whilst also training to be a teacher. He signed for Ipswich Town in 2005 but was released early in the 2006–07 season after just three appearances for the club. He later played for Catalan team CE L'Hospitalet, Raufoss IL in Adeccoligaen (2007) and IL Hødd (2008). After several seasons in his native Brumunddal he featured briefly for Stabæk Fotball 2 in 2014. Developing as a football coach, in 2017 he studied for the UEFA A Licence. References External links Football Association of Norway Profile 1981 births Living people People from Ringsaker Norwegian footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Ipswich Town F.C. players CE L'Hospitalet players Raufoss IL players IL Hødd players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian expatriate footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Sportspeople from Innlandet