ɛksˈɛpt fɚɹə ʃˈɔːɹt spˈɛl æɾ ˌɛskˈeɪ bɹˈæn, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd ɐ mˈætʃ ɪnðə tˈɪpɪlˌɪɡiːn ðə tˈɑːp dᵻvˈɪʒən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, hiː plˈeɪd fɔːɹ sˈɑːɡndəl θɹuːˈaʊt hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ænd wʌzɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɚ tə ðɛɹ pɹəmˈoʊʃən tə ðə noːɹwˈiːdʒən fˈɜːst dᵻvˈɪʒən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn.
Except for a short spell at SK Brann, where he played a match in the Tippeligaen (the top division) in 1978, he played for Sogndal throughout his career and was a major contributor to their promotion to the Norwegian First Division in 1981.