Reidar Vågnes (born 10 January 1950) is a Norwegian
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
coach and former player.
As a player, Vågnes played one season in the top flight in Norwegian football. His club,
Hødd were relegated from the
1972 Norwegian First Division
The 1972 1. divisjon was the 28th completed season of top division football in Norway.
Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Viking FK won the championship, their second league title.
Teams and locations
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. In 1973, he went on to play for his local club
Langevåg
Langevåg is the administrative center of Sula Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is situated at the end of the road on the north side of the island of Sula, about northwest of the village of Mauseidvåg. The village ...
. Vågnes played later for
Aalesund.
Vågnes coached Hareid in 1986 and 1987. He took over after Otto Sundgot as Hødd coach in 1990, assisted by Kjetil Hasund. He resigned in the summer 1992. Late 1993 he was appointed as coach for the Under-20 girls national team. Vågnes is best known for his time in
Molde Fotballklubb as assistant under
Erik Brakstad through the 1998 and 1999 seasons and as head coach for Molde in 2004. Between 2000 and 2003, he was part of the staff in Aalesunds Fotballklubb. After his period in Molde he was back in Aalesund on 23 November 2006. On 29 June 2010 he was appointed as manager in
Hønefoss
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Hønefoss is a town and the administrative center of the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2022 ...
for the rest of the 2010 season. He did not want a contract extension when the 2010 season was finished and left the club after their relegation in the end of the season.
References
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1950 births
Living people
Norwegian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
IL Hødd players
Aalesunds FK players
Molde FK managers
Hønefoss BK managers
Norwegian football managers
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
Eliteserien managers