He played in Eliteserien for Viking FK and the 1. divisjon for SFK Lyn, as well as being capped for Norway up until U21 level.
In the same year, he also finished secondary school at St. Svithun, and joined sports studies at Stavanger University College.
[6][7] Andreasen later blamed Kindervåg and Ulf Karlsen after a 0–4 loss to Rosenborg in another friendly two weeks before the league opener.
Kindervåg played one of the UEFA Cup matches, the home leg against Vojvodina Novi Sad where Viking progressed after a penalty shootout.
He first played on the second tier for Lyn from 1998 to 2000,[12] then Ullern IF, Bærum SK and the Christian team FK Kurer, before moving home to Stavanger.
[5][13] In Lyn, he would primarily compete with Thomas Østvold and Kjetil Wæhler for a place in central defense.