1. Erik Andre Huseklepp was born on 5 September 1984 and is a Norwegian professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of Eliteserien club Brann.
17 Facts About Erik Huseklepp
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Erik Huseklepp is the son of Ingvald Huseklepp, a former winger for Brann in the late 1970s.
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At the age of 16 Huseklepp played youth football for Fyllingen.
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Erik Huseklepp played in the Norwegian Second Division in 2004 and the first half of 2005, but left on 10 August to sign for Brann, because he was not given a place in the junior squad.
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Erik Huseklepp scored nineteen seconds into his first league match as a starter, and subsequently became a first team regular.
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In 2006, Erik Huseklepp had a hard time making the first team, starting just six games in the Norwegian Premier League and being substituted in all of them.
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Erik Huseklepp signalled that he would not sign a new contract with Brann, and as he has made himself a name as a flamboyant and technically gifted winger, a number of clubs were interested in signing the player.
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However, in November 2007, Erik Huseklepp signed a new three-year contract with Brann.
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Erik Huseklepp played 14 games and scored two goals for the club, but they were relegated to Serie B and due to financial difficulties were forced to put Huseklepp up for sale.
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Erik Huseklepp was the subject of a viral video created by the Youtuber KSI during his time at Portsmouth.
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Erik Huseklepp changed shirt-number ahead of the 2013 season to number 23, which was used by Tomasz Sokolowski the previous season.
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The change was part of a sponsor-agreement with Auto 23 who paid parts of the transfer-fee when Erik Huseklepp returned to Brann.
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In November 2017, it was announced that Erik Huseklepp had terminated his contract with Haugesund and signed permanently with Asane.
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Erik Huseklepp went back to Fyllingen as player and assistant on 7 January 2019.
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Erik Huseklepp was awarded Man of the Match by the viewers in his international debut which he played from the start.
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Erik Huseklepp was the first player hailing from Bergen since 1963 to score for the national team.
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Erik Huseklepp was appointed as assistant coach at Brann on 5 January 2022, as part of the coaching staff under manager Eirik Horneland.