I.L Kvernbit is a
Norwegian football
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club, from the rural village
Frekhaug
Frekhaug is a village in Alver Municipality, located in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits at the southern tip of the island of Holsnøy. Prior to 2020, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Meland.
The vi ...
in
Hordaland
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The team resides at the fifth level of the Norwegian league system, despite numerous attempts at promotion. Although Kvernbit is from Frekhaug, many of its most prominent players, come from the smaller island
Flatøy
Flatøy is an island in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies in the district of Nordhordland, just north of the city of Bergen. The main village on the island is Krossneset on the southern part of the island. The nor ...
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Perhaps the greatest player to ever wear the Kvernbit jersey, is the Stanghelle-born
Trond Egil Soltvedt
Trond Egil Soltvedt (born 15 February 1967) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder. After playing for Viking, Brann and Rosenborg in Norway, he played in England with Coventry, Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday before h ...
, who made a surprising move from
Sheffield Wednesday
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Formed in 1867 as an off ...
, to Frekhaug and Kvernbit. He then managed to save the club from being relegated to the sixth Division.
The name Kvernbit means stonecutter, and is named after the sword of
Haakon the good
Haakon Haraldsson (c. 920–961), also Haakon the Good (Old Norse: ''Hákon góði'', Norwegian: ''Håkon den gode'') and Haakon Adalsteinfostre (Old Norse: ''Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri'', Norwegian: ''Håkon Adalsteinsfostre''), was the king o ...
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The new era
Thanks to the generous billionaire
Trond Mohn
Trond Mohn (born 3 April 1943) is a Norwegian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the owner and chief executive officer (CEO) of the family-owned company Frank Mohn AS.
Early life
Trond Mohn is the son of Frank Mohn (1916–2002) ...
, Kvernbit got several new facilities such as two artificial turf fields, and an indoor sports arena called Meland Aktiv. This has led to a much more professional take on managing the club, including the employment of Trond Egil Soltvedt as a full-time general manager.
References
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