Eli Landsem (born 22 March 1962) is a Norwegian former international

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who was the

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of the

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between 2009 and 2012.

Career

As a player, Landsem won 15

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s for

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, scoring one goal. She made her Norway debut at the age of 17, and went on to play in the

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, Norway's first UEFA tournament appearance. At club level Landsem played for

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and collected three

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winner's medals and two

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winner's medals. From 1994 until 1996 Landsem coached

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in 3. divisjon, the regionalised fourth tier of men's

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. She was the first female to coach a male team at such a high level of the

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. Landsem replaced Bjarne Berntsen as national team coach in October 2009. She qualified the team for the

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in Germany, but Norway crashed out in the first round. Results did not improve and a review carried out by

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's (NFF) Nils Johan Semb revealed that some players were unhappy with Landsem. Her contract was not renewed beyond 31 December 2012 and veteran

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returned to the role. From November 2014 to March 2015 she managed another men's team, Fjellhamar FK, but resigned due to lack of available players. Ahead of the 2018 season she was named director of sports of

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International appearances

International goals

:''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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CV at Football Association of Norway
1962 births Living people People from Rindal Norwegian women's footballers Norway women's international footballers Asker Fotball (women) players Toppserien players Norway women's national football team managers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup managers Norwegian women's football managers Norwegian expatriate football managers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate football managers in Denmark Women's association football defenders Female association football managers Vålerenga Fotball non-playing staff Footballers from Møre og Romsdal 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub