24 Facts About Alfie Haaland

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Alfie Haaland was born on Alf-Inge Rasdal Haland; 23 November 1972 and is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a right-back or midfielder.

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Alfie Haaland is the father of current Manchester City player Erling Haaland.

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Alfie Haaland had spells in his home country with Bryne FK and Rosseland BK.

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Alfie Haaland had earlier suffered an injury to his other leg that was caused deliberately in a tackle by Manchester United captain Roy Keane; the pair had a history of clashes on the field.

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Alfie Haaland signed his first professional contract with the club a year later.

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Alfie Haaland then moved to Premier League club Nottingham Forest in December 1993, making his debut against Leicester City.

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Alfie Haaland was part of the Leeds team that reached the semi-final of the UEFA Cup and qualified for the Champions League.

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Alfie Haaland then proceeded to make his final transfer to Manchester City, where he clashed with Roy Keane several times allegedly resulting in long-term injuries, though he denounced these claims in 2003.

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Alfie Haaland was born in Stavanger and raised in nearby Bryne.

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Alfie Haaland joined the youth team of his hometown club Bryne FK in 1979.

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Alfie Haaland made his first-team debut in 1989, aged 17, and established himself in the team the following year after signing his first professional contract with Bryne.

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Alfie Haaland moved to England, joining First Division club Nottingham Forest after a protracted transfer.

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Attempts to sign Alfie Haaland started with Brian Clough in October 1992 but was completed under the management of Frank Clark in December 1993.

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Alfie Haaland made his debut for Forest against Leicester City.

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In July 1997, Alfie Haaland joined Leeds United under George Graham.

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Alfie Haaland was booked as Keane was stretchered off the field and was out of action for nearly a year afterwards.

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Alfie Haaland was mainly used as a utility player, playing in both midfield and defence under David O'Leary.

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At the time of Keane's tackle, Alfie Haaland's left knee was already giving him sufficient problems for him to have to play with strapping around it.

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However, it emerged that Alfie Haaland had stated on his personal website that he had been playing with the injury to his left knee a few months, that his left leg did not receive a knock in the game, and that Keane did not cause his long term injury.

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Alfie Haaland came out of retirement after eight years, to play for the Bryne-based club Rosseland BK in the Norwegian Third Division in August 2011.

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Alfie Haaland made his debut for Norway in friendly match against Costa Rica in January 1994.

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Alfie Haaland was later named in Norway's squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup where he played the matches against Mexico and Italy.

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Alfie Haaland was capped a total of 34 times, with his last international appearance against Bulgaria in April 2001.

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Alfie Haaland's nephew, Albert Tjaland, is a professional footballer, a striker playing for Molde FK.