Per Joar Hansen
Encyclopedia
Per Joar Hansen is a Norwegian football coach, who grew up in the small community of Trofors
in Nordland
. He played for and coached Rosenborg BK, and he has coached GIF Sundsvall
and Aalesunds FK. He is from 2011 coaching the Norway national under-21 football team
.
and Steinkjer FK
, before he enjoying a brief carrier at Rosenborg BK 1987–89. He contributed to Rosenborg winning The Double
in 1988. He then went on to play for lower division clubs Umeå FC
(Sweden
), Stjørdals-Blink, Strindheim IL, Byåsen IL, Fram Skatval, actually serving as player manager from 1995 in Strindheim, Byåsen and Varden
.
in the autumn 2001 where he enjoyed great success in his first season.
After just avoiding relegation in 2003 he resigned from the club and returned to RBK, turning down the job as manager of Swedish champions Djurgården of Stockholm
. Assistant to Ola By Rise
during the not too impressive 2004 season, he was promoted to head coach going into the historic start of the Royal League
, the UEFA Champions League
of Scandinavian football.
Considered by the press as only the third best man for the position, he led Rosenborg B.K.
into a difficult reconstruction process, seeing the stem of the team closing in on retirement from professional football. Half-way into the 2005 season, he chose to give up his position as manager, after a string of bad results, and was immediately replaced by Per-Mathias Høgmo
.
Hansen signed a two year long contract with the Adeccoligaen
club Aalesunds F.K.
December 6, 2005. Aalesunds FK got promoted to Tippeligaen
2006.
He left Aalesund and moved back to his former team GIF Sundsvall in December 2007. He was the coach of GIF Sundsvall until 2 October 2008, when he got fired. In the 2009 season he coached Ranheim Fotball
in Norwegian Second Division
, and the club was promoted to First Division. During the 2010 season
he was head of a coaching team including Otto Ulseth
and Christer Basma
. He is from 2011 coaching the Norway national under-21 football team
.
Trofors
Trofors is the administrative centre of the municipality of Grane in Nordland county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Austervefsna and Svenningdalselva which forms the large river Vefsna. The village of Leiren lies about to the southeast and the village of Majavatn lies...
in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
. He played for and coached Rosenborg BK, and he has coached GIF Sundsvall
GIF Sundsvall
GIF Sundsvall is a Swedish football club located in the city of Sundsvall. The club, formed on 25 August 1903, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The club is affiliated to Medelpads Fotbollförbund.- History :...
and Aalesunds FK. He is from 2011 coaching the Norway national under-21 football team
Norway national under-21 football team
The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...
.
Player career
Going under the nickname "Perry", he began his career in the lower flight clubs of Mosjøen ILMosjøen IL
Mosjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland. It has sections for association football, gymnastics and skiing....
and Steinkjer FK
Steinkjer FK
Steinkjer FK is a Norwegian football club from the town of Steinkjer, currently playing in Fair Play ligaen, the third tier in the Norwegian league system. It was founded in 1910...
, before he enjoying a brief carrier at Rosenborg BK 1987–89. He contributed to Rosenborg winning The Double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
in 1988. He then went on to play for lower division clubs Umeå FC
Umeå FC
Umeå FC is a Swedish football club located in Umeå. The club, formed 1987, is currently playing in the third highest Swedish league, Division 1 Norra. The club is affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund...
(Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
), Stjørdals-Blink, Strindheim IL, Byåsen IL, Fram Skatval, actually serving as player manager from 1995 in Strindheim, Byåsen and Varden
Varden
Varden is a local newspaper published in Skien, Norway. It was first established with a test issue on 17 December 1874, with Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg as its first editor-in-chief. It has a circulation of 27,341, of whom 25,859 are subscribers...
.
Coaching career
From the late 1990s "Perry" first joined the coaching staff of RBK, but went on to Swedish top flight club GIF SundsvallGIF Sundsvall
GIF Sundsvall is a Swedish football club located in the city of Sundsvall. The club, formed on 25 August 1903, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The club is affiliated to Medelpads Fotbollförbund.- History :...
in the autumn 2001 where he enjoyed great success in his first season.
After just avoiding relegation in 2003 he resigned from the club and returned to RBK, turning down the job as manager of Swedish champions Djurgården of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. Assistant to Ola By Rise
Ola By Rise
Ola By Rise is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently assistant coach of the Norwegian national football team. He played 18 seasons and 346 matches in the Norwegian Premier League.-Career:...
during the not too impressive 2004 season, he was promoted to head coach going into the historic start of the Royal League
Royal League
The Royal League was an annual Scandinavian football tournament held three times between teams from the three Scandinavian monarchies , starting after the end of the regular domestic seasons of Norway and Sweden. Denmark, however, are in mid-season when the tournament starts...
, the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
of Scandinavian football.
Considered by the press as only the third best man for the position, he led Rosenborg B.K.
Rosenborg B.K.
Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
into a difficult reconstruction process, seeing the stem of the team closing in on retirement from professional football. Half-way into the 2005 season, he chose to give up his position as manager, after a string of bad results, and was immediately replaced by Per-Mathias Høgmo
Per-Mathias Høgmo
Per-Mathias Høgmo is a football manager from Norway and former player. He is currently the manager at Norwegian Premier League team Tromsø IL, and is the only person in the world with a PhD in football.- Biography :...
.
Hansen signed a two year long contract with the Adeccoligaen
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
club Aalesunds F.K.
Aalesunds F.K.
Aalesunds Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Ålesund, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. The club was founded on 25 June 1914. As of 2004, the football club had 835 members and several teams on both professional and amateur levels...
December 6, 2005. Aalesunds FK got promoted to Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
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...
2006.
He left Aalesund and moved back to his former team GIF Sundsvall in December 2007. He was the coach of GIF Sundsvall until 2 October 2008, when he got fired. In the 2009 season he coached Ranheim Fotball
Ranheim Fotball
Ranheim Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Ranheim in Trondheim. Ranheim is the football department of Ranheim IL, founded on 17 February 1901. Former manager Per Joar Hansen earned Ranheim a promotion to the Norwegian First Division after the 2009 season...
in Norwegian Second Division
Norwegian Second Division
The Norwegian Second Division is the third highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2009, the official name of the league has been Fair Play-ligaen....
, and the club was promoted to First Division. During the 2010 season
2010 Norwegian First Division
The 2010 Norwegian First Division season began play on 5 April 2010 and is scheduled to end on 7 November 2010....
he was head of a coaching team including Otto Ulseth
Otto Ulseth
Otto Ulseth is a Norwegian football coach and journalist. Ulseth has worked as sports journalist in Adresseavisen, Dagbladet, and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. As a football coach he has worked as manager of Tromsø IL in 2005 and assistant coach of Iraq's national team from 2007 to 2008...
and Christer Basma
Christer Basma
Christer Basma is a Norwegian football coach and defender. He played 16 consecutive seasons and 350 matches in Norwegian Premier League, for Kongsvinger IL, Stabæk IF and Rosenborg BK. He is the player with the fourth most matches in the Norwegian Premier League, only surpassed by Roar Strand,...
. He is from 2011 coaching the Norway national under-21 football team
Norway national under-21 football team
The Norwegian national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign...
.