Jørgen Neumann (born 2 January 1966) is a
Norwegian football manager and former defender.
Hailing from
Råholt Eidsvoll Verk Stasjon
Råholt is a village in the municipality of Eidsvoll, Norway. It is located at an average elevation of 189 meters above the sea level. Its population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or a ...
,
he made his debut for
Eidsvold Turn
Eidsvold Turnforening is a Norwegian sport club from Eidsvoll, Akershus. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, gymnastics and speed skating.
The club was founded as ''Eidsvold IL'' on 29 April 1910, and the na ...
as a teenager. Spending almost his entire career in Eidsvold Turn, he achieved the club record of 295 appearances across all competitions.
The record stood until 2007. In 1995 he took one season in
Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...
, playing 22
Eliteserien
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 ...
games.
After a period as player-manager of
Bjerke, which he led to promotion to the
1998 2. Divisjon, he took over
Grindvoll IL in 2001 and guided them to promotion to the
2002 2. Divisjon. Following the immediate relegation he resigned.
[ He eventually rejoined Eidsvold Turn as a part of the coaching team. In 2009 he joined ]Ullensaker/Kisa IL
Ullensaker/Kisa IL, commonly referred to as Ull/Kisa, is a Norwegian sports club from Jessheim in Ullensaker. Founded in 1894, it has sections for association football, team handball and athletics.
General history
The club was founded on 15 ...
as assistant coach, staying for one season.[
]
References
1966 births
Living people
Norwegian men's footballers
People from Eidsvoll
Footballers from Akershus
Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian football managers
Norwegian schoolteachers
Men's association football defenders
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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