Ivar Morten Normark
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Ivar Morten Normark is a Norwegian football coach
and former player. For the time being, Normark coaches the Sápmi national football team
.
He led Aalesunds FK to both promotion to, and relegation from the Norwegian Premier League
twice. After the last relegation in 2005, Normark was fired from his job, but was quickly snapped up by Tromsø IL. His stay in Tromsø
was not very successful, and on July 26, 2006, he was sacked after only 7,5 months in the manager chair. In October 2006 he agreed to take over the Sápmi national football team
.
As an active player, Normark had spells in clubs like SK Brann, Mjølner and Bodø/Glimt, where he won the Norwegian Football Cup
and Premiership
silver in 1993, and he had a short stay in French
football where he played for Stade Franceais.
Normark is known for his flippant statements in the media. For example, when asked the question of what his ambitions for Aalesund was, Normark replied "world domination".
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
and former player. For the time being, Normark coaches the Sápmi national football team
Sápmi national football team
The Sápmi national football team is a national football team representing the Sámi people, who inhabit northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The team is not a member of UEFA or FIFA, and therefore do not participate in their competitions.The goal of the Sámi Football Association,...
.
He led Aalesunds FK to both promotion to, and relegation from the Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
twice. After the last relegation in 2005, Normark was fired from his job, but was quickly snapped up by Tromsø IL. His stay in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
was not very successful, and on July 26, 2006, he was sacked after only 7,5 months in the manager chair. In October 2006 he agreed to take over the Sápmi national football team
Sápmi national football team
The Sápmi national football team is a national football team representing the Sámi people, who inhabit northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The team is not a member of UEFA or FIFA, and therefore do not participate in their competitions.The goal of the Sámi Football Association,...
.
As an active player, Normark had spells in clubs like SK Brann, Mjølner and Bodø/Glimt, where he won the Norwegian Football Cup
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
and Premiership
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
silver in 1993, and he had a short stay in French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football where he played for Stade Franceais.
Normark is known for his flippant statements in the media. For example, when asked the question of what his ambitions for Aalesund was, Normark replied "world domination".