n ningen ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁many ▁ch ances ▁for ▁V å ler eng a , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁was ▁loan ed ▁out ▁to ▁English ▁club ▁W als all . ▁When ▁R ø n ningen ▁returned ▁to ▁Norway , ▁the ▁only ▁club ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁get ▁R ø n ningen ▁on ▁loan ▁was ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Third ▁Division ▁side ▁Gr ind vol l . ▁L ill estr ø m ▁needed ▁a ▁goal keeper - res erve ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁Th odes en ▁t ipped ▁the ▁club ▁that ▁R ø n ningen ▁was ▁available ▁for ▁loan . ▁ ▁Bran n ▁After ▁Th odes en ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁Te it ur ▁Th ord ar son ' s ▁assistant ▁in ▁Bran n ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁season , ▁he ▁brought ▁R ø n ningen ▁to ▁the ▁club . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁the ▁second - choice ▁goal keeper , ▁but ▁got ▁the ▁chance ▁when ▁Magn us ▁Ki hl sted t ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁R ø n ningen ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁choice ▁at ▁Bran n , ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Norway ▁national ▁football ▁team , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Division . ▁R ø n ningen ▁was ▁never ▁c apped ▁for ▁Norway , ▁but ▁did ▁play ▁one ▁match ▁for ▁Norway ▁B ▁against ▁Roman ia