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Jørgen Tengesdal
Jørgen Tengesdal (born 5 April 1979) is a Norwegian former professional association football, footballer who later worked as coach. Tengesdal played for Viking FK, Viking most of his career, but also spent time at Tromsø IL, Tromsø, Skeid Fotball, Skeid, FK Lyn, Lyn and Randaberg IL, Randaberg. He represented Norway at Norway national under-17 football team, under-17 and Norway national under-21 football team, under-21 level. Tengesdal was head coach of Randaberg after he retired, and later worked in Egersunds IK, Egersund's coaching staff. Club career Tengesdal was born in Stavanger, and grew up in Egersund where he played for Egersunds IK, Egersund until 1997 and joined Viking FK, Viking ahead of the 1998 Norwegian Premier League, 1998 season. He played 18 league-matches in his three first season at Viking, and replaced Gunnar Aase as a substitute after 111 minutes in the 2000 Norwegian Football Cup Final when Viking lost 2–1 against Odd Grenland. In the 2001 Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavanger
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. The municipality is the fourth most populous in Norway. Located on the Stavanger Peninsula in southwest Norway, Stavanger counts its official founding year as 1125, the year the Stavanger Cathedral was completed. Stavanger's core is to a large degree 18th- and 19th-century wooden houses that are protected and considered part of the city's cultural heritage. This has caused the town center and inner city to retain a small-town character with an unusually high ratio of detached houses, and has contributed significantly to spreading the city's population growth to outlying parts of Greater Stavanger. The city's population rapidly grew in the late 20th century due to its oil industry. Stavanger is know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sogndal Fotball
Sogndal Fotball is the football department of Norwegian sports club Sogndal IL from Sogndal in Vestland. The club was founded in 1926. The men's team currently plays in second tier 1. divisjon of the Norwegian football league system. The club's home matches are played at the 5,622 capacity Fosshaugane Campus. The men's team contests for the Norwegian Cup. They achieved for the first time play in the 1976 Norwegian Cup final phase. They were unsuccessful in the pursuit of the 1976 Norwegian Cup as runner-up in the 1976 Norwegian Cup, losing to SK Brann 2-1. Sogndal became the first third-tier side to play in a Norwegian Cup final. Sogndal men's team contests in the top division Eliteserien. They contested in the 2017 season. History Sogndal IL was founded 19 February 1926. They contested their first top division season in 1982, and ended the season in 11th position; relegation returned them to the second tier.The club's breakthrough in Norwegian football came in 1976, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 UEFA Cup
The 2005–06 UEFA Cup, the 35th edition of the UEFA Cup, was won by Sevilla, beating Middlesbrough in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was refereed by Herbert Fandel. Middlesbrough sealed their place in the final on the back of two dramatic comebacks. In the quarter-finals they beat FC Basel of Switzerland 4–3 on aggregate (after losing the first leg 2–0 and being 1–0 down in the second leg, they scored 4 goals), this put them into the semi-final to face Steaua București. The first leg finished 1–0 to Steaua, and the second leg (at the Riverside Stadium again) finished 4–2 (after being 2–0 down). Sevilla went on to defend the trophy the following year. CSKA Moscow were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage. Association team allocation 113 teams qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Hodgson
Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is an English former football manager and player. He has managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstad in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup and qualification for Euro 1996; Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s. From 2006 to 2007, he managed the Finland national team, guiding them to their highest-ever FIFA ranking of 33rd place and coming close to qualifying for a major tournament for the first time in their history. He managed the England national team from May 2012 to June 2016. Other clubs that Hodgson has managed include Inter Milan, Blackburn Rovers, Malmö, Grasshoppers, Copenhagen, Udinese, Fulham, Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion, Watford, and boyhood club Crystal Palace, whom he managed for 200 games across two spells. Hodgson served several times as a member of UEFA's technical study group at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Norwegian Premier League
The 2003 Tippeligaen was the 59th 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 were relegated, number twelve had to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two were directly promoted) for the last spot. Overview Summary Rosenborg won their twelfth consecutive title and eighteenth top-flight title overall. They won with a margin of 14 points down to runners-up Bodø/Glimt and secured the title with five games to spare. Aalesund and Bryne were relegated to 1. divisjon. Teams and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' League table Relegation play-offs *Vålerenga won the qualification for the last spot in the 2004 Tippeligaen against Sandefjord with 5–3 on aggregate. ---- Results Season statistics Top scorers Attendances References {{200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pors Grenland
Pors Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Porsgrunn, currently playing in the 2. divisjon. Pors plays in blue jerseys, and their home ground is Pors Stadion. Notable former players include Jan Halvor Halvorsen and Erik Pedersen. History The club was founded on 25 May 1905 under the name ''Lyn'', and changed its name to ''IF Pors'' in 1914 because the original name was already in use. The best performances of the team was in 1948–49 and 1970 when they played in the top division. The team has had unsuccessful bids for promotion to the top division in 1972, 1979, 1981 and 1983. Concurrent with the 1994 name change the club entered into a still ongoing elite-level athletics partnership with the other and dominant Grenland football club, Odd Grenland. In February 2005 ''IF Pors'' retained other sports activities whereas Pors Grenland Fotball was siphoned off as a separate sports team, however still under the auspices of IF Pors. In December 2009, the financial cooperatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Holtet
Patrick Holtet (born 2 April 1981) is a retired Norwegian footballer that currently works for Kongsvinger in the Norwegian First Division. He was earlier in Viking and were capped in one game in the Norwegian Premier League Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ... against Skeid. He later transferred to Skeid. After playing over 150 games for Kongsvinger he retired as a player in 2009, but stayed in the club to work as a coach. References External links Player profile at Kongsvinger's homepage Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Viking FK players Skeid Fotball players Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players 1981 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Oslo {{norway-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hønefoss BK
Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008. After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss was promoted to Tippeligaen in 2009, where they finished 14th in 2010 Tippeligaen and was relegated after a relegation-playoff against Fredrikstad. In 2011, Hønefoss won the 1. divisjon and was promoted to the Tippeligaen for the second time in three years. Their second spell in Tippeligaen lasted for two seasons, and they were again relegated to the 1. divisjon in 2013. History ''IF Liv'' multi-sports club was founded on 4 February 1895, and it merged with ''Fossekallen'' sports club in 1986 to create ''Liv/Fossekallen'', which in 1997 changed name to L/F Hønefoss multi-sports club. The same year, the football branch of the sports club became economic and organisationally independent under its new name ''L/F Hønefoss Fotball''. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under a contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams. In some circumstances, the free agent's options are limited by the league's rules. Free agency was severely restricted in many sports leagues, instead clubs had a reserve clause which allowed them to retain players indefinitely. Usage Association football In professional association football, a free agent is either a player that has been released by a professional association football club and now is no longer affiliated with any league, or a player whose contract with their current club has expired and is thus free to join any other club under the terms of the Bosman ruling. Free agents do not have to be signed during the normal transfer window that is implemented in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian First Division
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with :no:OBOS, OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promoted to the Eliteserien, and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to 2. divisjon. 1. divisjon was previously known as 2. divisjon (1963–1990) and replaced regional league Landsdelsserien (1951–1962) after the latter was dissolved after the 1961–62 Landsdelsserien, 1961–62 season. The second tier was also prior to Landsdelsserien known as 1. divisjon (1948–1951). Formally, it was a semi-professional league. The tier has been restructured many times and consists of 16 teams at present. History Between 1963 and 1990, the second highest level in Norwegian football was named 2. divisjon. In 1991, due to rebranding of the top flight level in 1990, it was renamed to its initial name; 1. divisjon. 1. divisjon has been the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryne FK
Bryne Fotballklubb () is a professional Association football, football club located in Bryne, Norway, which competes in the Eliteserien, the top tier of Norwegian football. Founded on 10 April 1926 as Bryne Fotball-lag, the club joined the Norwegian Football Federation in 1929 and has played its home matches at Bryne Stadion since 1945. History Foundation and early years (1926–1946) Prior to 1937, the club did not maintain formal records, resulting in limited documentation of its early history. The team's activities initially consisted of private matches until 1929, when Bryne played its first official fixture against the neighboring club Klepp IL, Klepp, ending in a 4–4 draw. During its early years, Bryne played its home matches on various pastures throughout the Jæren region, with the location of the playing fields often determined by grazing conditions. For much of the 1930s and early 1940s, the club used a small, rented field next to Bryne Mill. Towards the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Lennartsson
Benny Lennartsson (born 14 December 1942) is a Swedish football coach, former football and bandy player. He has managed Örebro SK, Viking FK, Lyngby FC and Bristol City among others. Managerial career Viking In 1988, Lennartsson was appointed head coach of Norwegian club Viking. 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. 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 and the 2001 Tippeligaen, 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 and knocked Chelsea out of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. Honours Viking *Tippeligaen: 1991 *Norwegian Second Division: 1988 *Norwegian Cup: 1989, 2001 Individual * Kniksen Award The Kniksen Award (), esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
