| Svein Grøndalen | |
| Fullname: | Svein Grøndalen[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Halden, Norway |
| Youthclubs1: | Kvik Halden |
| Youthyears2: | –1971 |
| Youthclubs2: | Raufoss |
| Years1: | 1971–1974 |
| Clubs1: | Raufoss |
| Years2: | 1975–1980 |
| Clubs2: | Rosenborg |
| Caps2: | 123 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 1981–1984 |
| Clubs3: | Moss |
| Caps3: | 84 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 1985–1986 |
| Clubs4: | Ås |
| Years5: | 1987 |
| Clubs5: | Moss |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1973–1984 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway |
| Nationalcaps1: | 77 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Svein Grøndalen (born 8 February 1955) is a Norwegian former footballer.
He was born in Halden,[2] and as a youngster, he lived in Halden, Drammen, Halden again, and Hunndalen. He played youth football for Kvik Halden and Raufoss,[3] and senior football for Raufoss, Rosenborg, Moss, and Ås. In total, he got 77 caps for Norway,[2] between 1973 and 1984.[3]
Grøndalen played left back or central defender and was noted for his "physical" style of play. Many people remember him best for a brutal tackle that injured Swede Ralf Edström during a 1977 international match.[3] He is also remembered for missing a World Cup qualification match due to a bizarre injury, while running in the forest before the game Grøndalen ran into a moose and injured himself so badly he couldn't play the next game.[4]
He took education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology.[3]