Benny Lennartsson (born 14 December 1942) is a Swedish

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coach, former football and bandy player. He has managed

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and

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among others.

Managerial career

Viking

In 1988, Lennartsson was appointed head coach of Norwegian club

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. He led the club to promotion from the 1988 Norwegian Second Division in his first season. In the following seasons, Viking won the 1989 Norwegian Cup and the

1991 Tippeligaen The 1991 Tippeligaen was the 47th completed season of top division association football, football in Norway. 22 game-weeks were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two ...

. Lennartsson left the club after the 1991 season. He returned to Viking ahead of the 2000 season. The club finished third in both the

2000 Tippeligaen The 2000 Tippeligaen was the 56th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualificatio ...

and the

2001 Tippeligaen The 2001 Tippeligaen was the 57th completed season of top division association football, football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. Number thirteen and fourteen were relegated, numbe ...

, became runners-up in the 2000 Norwegian Cup and won the 2001 Norwegian Cup. In Lennartsson's last season, Viking finished fourth in the

2002 Tippeligaen The 2002 Tippeligaen was the 58th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play t ...

and knocked Chelsea out of the

2002–03 UEFA Cup The 2002–03 UEFA Cup was the 32nd edition of the UEFA Cup, the second-tier European club football tournament organised by UEFA. The final was played between Portuguese side Porto and Scottish side Celtic at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Sev ...

Honours

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Norwegian Cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...

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Individual *

Kniksen Award The Kniksen Award (), established in 1990, honors the best players in the Norwegian football premiership. The award is named after the legendary Norwegian football player Roald Jensen, nicknamed "Kniksen". Categories Category A A jury comp ...

Coach of the Year: 1991, 2000

References

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