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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ragnvald Soma | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kvernaland, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Frøyland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Bryne | 99 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | West Ham United | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Bryne | 36 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Brann[1] | 52 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Viking[2] | 88 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Rapid Vienna | 65 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Nordsjælland | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Lyngby | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Førde | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Frøyland | 21 | (0) |
| 2019 | Klepp | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Norway U15 | 7 | (1) |
| 1996 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Norway U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 1997 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 1996 | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Norway U21 | 22 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Norway | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ragnvald Soma (born 10 November 1979) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
Position
[edit]He was primarily a central defender, although he had been both a left back and a defensive midfielder earlier in his career.[3]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Soma was drafted into the senior squad of Bryne FK after the 1996 season.[4] Soma was also a prolific Norway youth international.[5] During his time in Bryne, the team won promotion to the 2000 Eliteserien, with Soma amassing 99 league games.
West Ham United
[edit]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,[6] coming on as a late substitute for his debut.
Norwegian football
[edit]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[citation needed] and becoming a regular in the Norway national team. 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
[edit]After over three years at Viking, Soma signed for Rapid Vienna on 14 August 2009.[7]
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.[8] He played the second half of 2013 for Førde IL.[9] From 2014 he went into semi-retirement, playing for Frøyland IL. He also featured for Klepp IL.[5]
International career
[edit]Soma played 22 matches for the Norwegian under-21 team before he was capped five times for Norway between 2004 and 2005.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1997 | Bryne | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2000 | Eliteserien | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| 2000–01 | West Ham | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Bryne | Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2003 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | Brann | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Viking | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Rapid Wien | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Nordsjælland | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Lyngby | Danish 1st Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career Total | 370 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 407 | 19 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Sportsklubben Brann – Ekte lidenskap har et navn". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "NIFS – Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Nifs.no. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Soma-Zeit in Hütteldorf Archived 28 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hauge, Dagfinn (15 November 1996). "Satser på lokale spillere". Jærbladet (in Norwegian).
- ^ a b c Ragnvald Soma at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Manchester United 0 West Ham 1". Sporting Life. 28 January 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Soma signerte toårskontrakt med Rapid | Aftenbladet.no". Fotball.aftenbladet.no. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Fornes, Fredrik (12 August 2013). "Ragnvald Soma trener med Viking" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Iversen, Espen (11 October 2013). "Ingen planer om å gi seg". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). p. 21.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Viking official webpage at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-06-10)
- Ragnvald Soma at Soccerbase
- Ragnvald Soma at National-Football-Teams.com
