Petter Myhre (born 21 February 1972) is a retired Norwegian footballer and currently serves as an assistant coach for

Vålerenga Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for i ...

. During his active career he played for

Strømmen IF Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for association football, football, sport of athletics, athletics and Artistic gymnastics, gymnastics, and formerly had sections for bandy, orienteering, skiing, ...

Ullern IF Ullern Idrettsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Ullern, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, basketball, bandy and cheerleading. The club colors are white and red. General history The club was founded in 1 ...

and

Skjetten SK Skjetten is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Akershus county, Norway. It is located approximately 20 kilometres northeast of Oslo's city centre with a population of 10 000. Skjetten has five kindergartens, two primary schools and a secondary sc ...

. He also pursued education at the

Norwegian School of Sport Sciences The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (, NIH) is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides education at the Bachelor, Mast ...

. From 2002 he coached the junior team and reserves team of

, and also played sporadic matches. He was promoted to assistant coach of the first team in 2006, and mid-season he was promoted to head coach. He lasted until July 2007. Ahead of the 2009 season he was named as co-coach of Strømmen IF together with

Thomas Berntsen Thomas Edvin Berntsen (born 31 July 1970) is a Norwegian football manager, sporting director and former football defender. As a player, Berntsen is most notable for his time at Lillestrøm and Vålerenga in Tippeligaen and the Austrian club Br ...

. On 24 January 2020 Myhre became assistant coach for

Lillestrøm Lillestrøm is a municipality in Akershus county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger ...

. Following the main coach Geir Bakke's controversial transfer to rival club

, Myhre was released from his contract in

. In January 2024, he joined his former colleague in Vålerenga, becoming the assistant coach for Vålerenga ahead of the 2024 season. He also commentates football on the Norwegian TV channel TV 2.

References

1967 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Ullern IF players Strømmen IF players Skjetten SK players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian football managers Vålerenga Fotball managers Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni Norwegian association football commentators Men's association football midfielders Strømmen IF managers 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen Eliteserien managers {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub