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Odense Sign Norwegian Fullback from Germany

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency New plan
  • Odense Boldklub signed Norwegian left-back Mikkel Rakneberg from German second-tier club VfL Bochum.
  • The 24-year-old has played five league matches for Bochum after a knee injury kept him out for much of the spring.
  • Sports director Troels Bech said Rakneberg could need one or two weeks of training before reaching full fitness.

Odense Boldklub have added Norwegian left-back Mikkel Rakneberg to their defense, bringing the 24-year-old in from VfL Bochum of Germany’s second division.

Rakneberg joined Bochum from Norwegian club Kristiansund during the winter. A knee injury kept him out for most of the spring, and he made only five league appearances for the German club.

He is now ready to train with Odense, although sports director Troels Bech said the defender could need a week or two before returning to full fitness.

“We have followed Mikkel for a long time, and we wanted to sign him earlier. Now the opportunity arose to bring him in at a time when he is very close to being back in match shape,” Bech said.

We have followed Mikkel for a long time, and we wanted to sign him earlier. Now the opportunity arose to bring him in at a time when he is very close to being back in match shape.

— Troels BechThe Odense sports director explained the timing of Rakneberg’s signing and his expected return to fitness.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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