He remained with the club for the 1995-96 season, but played no more first-team football before being released from his contract in 1996.
At the end of that season, he left the Pilgrims to find first-team football.
He played little first-team football after his return, and retired from the game in 1917.
He is playing regular first-team football at a good level and is learning his trade.
However, he had a hard time getting first-team football at his new club.
Took on Liverpool after with just 45 minutes' first-team football.
By then he was the fourth generation of his family to play first-team football for Lillestrøm.
The main reason for the switch was due to the presumable lack of first-team football in the near future with the German team.
Despite his relatively young age he played first-team football and appeared really mature which attracted the interest of bigger clubs.
He was released in July 2005 due to a lack of first-team football.