Manglerud

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Tower blocks in Manglerud.

Manglerud is a borough in the Østensjø district of Oslo, Norway. Manglerud was built in the 1960s as a suburb to Oslo, connected by the Oslo T-bane metro system.

Sport

Ice hockey

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The suburb is perhaps most known for its ice hockey team, Manglerud Star, which plays in the GET-ligaen, the highest level of Norwegian hockey. They are two times Norwegian champions, in 1977 and in 1978.

Floorball

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Tunet IBK is also situated here. The floorball team has been in the Eliteserie for 11 years running. The women's team has won the Norwegian Championship (NM) 5 times. The men's team has won the Norwegian Championship 2 times. Johnny Finstad started the club and has spawned 33 national team players over the years. (As of 1 September 2006) Morten Finstad is the only player whose number, 19, has been retired, as a sign of respect for the time and effort he has spent on the club.

Football

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Famous residents

Manglerud was the home of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen when they founded a-ha.

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