the whole match on the left back to great acclaim, with the pundits stating that Hedenstad would soon replace Riise as Norway's regular starting left-back. Personal life In January 2009, after his girlfriend Charlotte received news that she was dying of cancer and only had a few months left to live, Hedenstad took a break from professional football. Only 17 at the time, he later described those last few months with her as "fantastic", because they were able to spend them together. In May 2012, Hedenstad experienced another tragic death, when his teammate at Stabæk, Tor Marius Gromstad, died at the age of 22 from an accidental fall at a construction site. Career statistics Club Honours Stabæk Norwegian League: 2008 Rosenborg Norwegian League: 2017, 2018 Norwegian Football Cup: 2018 References 1991 births Living people People from Elverum Norwegian footballers Association football fullbacks Association football midfielders Norway international footballers Norway under-21 international footballers Norway youth international footballers Stabæk Fotball players Eliteserien players SC Freiburg players Eintracht Braunschweig players FC St. Pauli players Rosenborg BK players Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Norwegian expatriate footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Sportspeople from Innlandet