Øyvind Leonhardsen

Øyvind Leonhardsen (born 17 August 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He retired after the 2007 season, ending a career with nine years in English football at clubs Wimbledon, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, and Aston Villa, and in Norway he played for Molde, Rosenborg, Lyn, and Strømsgodset.

Leonhardsen moved to Wimbledon in the Premier League the following season, where he made an instant impact on the left wing.

After Gerard Houllier's continental revolution of Liverpool from 1999, Leonhardsen fell out of favour at Anfield and was sold to Tottenham Hotspur, before joining Aston Villa on a free transfer in August 2002.

Leonhardsen retired aged 37 after helping securing Strømsgodset's promotion to Tippeligaen in 2006, and later retaining their place in the league in 2007.