Born in
Trondheim, Winsnes started his senior career with local team
Rosenborg in 1996. He played nine seasons at Rosenborg, winning seven
Norwegian Premier League championships and two
Norwegian Cups. Though playing for Rosenborg until the end of 2005, he spent the 2002 season on
loan at
Swedish team
Hammarby IF. In December 2005, he signed a three-year long deal with
Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in the
Danish Superliga. He joined the AaB squad on 4 January 2006 during the training for the second half of the
2005–06 Superliga season. He played one and a half season at AaB, helping them win bronze medals in the
2006–07 Superliga season; the best AaB result in eight years. After the season, he was named 2006-07 AaB
Player of the Year. Having played a total 57 games and scored five goals for AaB, the birth of his daughter prompted Winsnes and his wife to move back to Norway to be closer to their family. He continued his career at
Strømsgodset. August 20, 2008 he made a comeback on the Norwegian national team in a friendly match against
Ireland, almost five years since his last match for Norway. After the 2009 season Winsnes returned to Rosenborg in his hometown Trondheim. == Career statistics ==