Kjetil Zachariassen (born 30 November 1968 in

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) is a Norwegian

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coach. He was previously the coach of Asante Kotoko S.C. and Ashanti Gold S.C. where he replaced

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in the second round of the Normalisation Committee Special Competition.

Career

Zachariassen started his professional coaching

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in 2000. In November 2007 he moved to

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where he with two others started a football academy. He initially traveled to Ivory Coast to find talent which at that time he was working for

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and Neil Masters. In 2009, he was appointed the head coach of

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which at that time played tier 1 in the country's league. On 25 April 2019, he was appointed the coach of Ashanti Gold S.C. On 6 July 2019 he resigned from Ashanti Gold S.C. after he was offered a position as head coach of Asante Kotoko S.C., replacing C.K. Akonnor. He was removed from the position on 13 November 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zachariassen, Kjetil 1968 births Living people People from Råde Norwegian football managers Norwegian expatriate football managers Asante Kotoko S.C. managers Ashanti Gold S.C. managers Norwegian expatriates in Ivory Coast Norwegian expatriates in Ghana Expatriate football managers in Ghana