Lars Cramer

Not to be confused with Lars Kramer.

Lars Cramer (born 25 May 1991) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Lars Cramer

Cramer before a match for Norway U21
Personal information
Full name	Lars Gramstad Cramer
Date of birth	(1991-05-25) 25 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Drammen, Norway
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2006	Glassverket
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Strømsgodset	2	(0)
2010	→ Asker (loan)
2011	→ Asker (loan)	17	(0)
2013–2015	Kalmar	49	(0)
2016	Aalesund	2	(0)
2017	Brann	0	(0)
International career
2010	Norway U19	2	(0)
2011	Norway U21	1	(0)
2012–2015	Norway U23	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Cramer spent the 2010 season with Asker on loan.^[1] He was also loaned out to Asker in the 2011 season and played 17 matches for the club in the First Division.^[2] Strømsgodset used their option to recall Cramer in August 2011, and he made his debut in Eliteserien against Odd Grenland on 2 October 2011, when Adam Larsen Kwarasey was benched by head coach Ronny Deila.^[3]

Cramer has represented Norway at youth level, and played two matches for the under-19 team in 2010, one match for the under-21 team in 2011 and one match for the Norway national under-23 football team|under-23 team in 2012.^[4]

Cramer retired from professional football when his contract with Aalesund ran out after the 2016-season, to focus on a medical degree at the University of Bergen.^[5] On September 6, 2017, however, he signed a short-term contract with SK Brann as they were in dire need of goalkeepers for the remainder of the 2017 season.^[6]