Erik Ruthford Pedersen (born 14 February 1946) was a

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football manager. A player with a modest career in

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, he started his managing career in local clubs

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and Vigør before being hired by Bodø/Glimt. After two seasons he returned to Start, first as assistant manager, then as manager from 1982 to 1984. After long periods as youth coach and assistant manager, he again became manager in 1995. From 2007 through 2017 he was their goalkeeper coach.Footballdatabase
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Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen (born 22 May 1973) is a retired Norwegian footballer and later manager. He has played for FK Vigør, Odd Grenland, Molde FK, Skeid, IF Elfsborg, LASK Linz, Esbjerg fB, Sogndal, IK Start and FK Mandalskameratene. H ...

and

Steinar Pedersen Steinar Pedersen (born 6 June 1975) is a former Norwegian football defender. He is the son of Erik Ruthford Pedersen and brother of Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen. Pedersen is the first Norwegian to win the UEFA Champions League. His career began wi ...

, and after Steinar Pedersen was sacked as manager by Start's new director of sports Tor-Kristian Karlsen in 2017, Pedersen quit Start. He was regarded as a club legend and a person who "''was'' Start". He instead became goalkeeper coach of Vigør, and of

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when his son Steinar Pedersen was managed there.

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