Iven Austbø

Iven Austbø

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-02-22) 22 February 1985
Place of birth	Stavanger, Norway
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Viking
Number	1
Youth career
	Randaberg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Viking	27	(0)
2008–2011	Stabæk	4	(0)
2011–2013	Sandefjord	85	(0)
2014–	Viking	72	(0)
National team
2004–2006	Norway U21	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2016.

Iven Austbø (born 22 February 1985) is a Norwegian professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Norwegian team Viking.^[1][2] He began his senior career in Viking, where he got his debut on the top level in Norway in 2004.^[3] Austbø became Viking's first choice goalkeeper after Anthony Basso left the club in 2006, and remained the first choice for the rest of the season. When Viking brought Thomas Myhre home from Charlton in 2007, Austbø was put back on the bench. Wanting to play first team football, Austbø signed for Stabæk in 2008, but again found himself to be the second choice behind Jon Knudsen. He was sold to Sandefjord in 2011, where he was the club's first choice goalkeeper in Adeccoligaen (the second highest level on the Norwegian football pyramid) for three seasons. After the 2013 season, he signed for Viking again.

Austbø has played 11 games for the Norway national under-21 football team.^[4]

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