Åge Hareide
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Åge Fridtjof Hareide is a Norwegian
football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Viking FK.
and Norwich City
.
He was also an active player for the Norwegian national team from 1976 through 1986, scoring five goals in 50 matches.
, namely that of Denmark, Sweden and his native Norway, placing him alongside Trond Sollied
and Sven-Göran Eriksson
while Ernst Happel and Giovanni Trapattoni
have won championships in four different countries.
In the mid 1990s, Norweigan millionaires Kjell Inge Rokke and Bjorn Rune Gjelsten were reportedly interested in bringing Hareide back to Manchester City
as manager if their bid to take over the club was successful, but the takeover bid failed and Hareide never returned to the club. When the pair tried to take over Leeds United
around the same time, it was once again reported that Hareide would be installed as manager if the takeover bid succeeded, but this bid too failed and Hareide was never put in charge at Elland Road
. However, the pair finally succeeded in a takeover bid for fellow English Premier League club Wimbledon
in June 1997, and Hareide appeared all set to become the new manager of the club in a move that would have ousted the incumbent Joe Kinnear
. But this never happened either.
Hareide was employed as the coach
of the Norwegian national football team
at the end of 2003, replacing Nils Johan Semb
, after one season as coach of Rosenborg BK. On December 8, 2008, after having failed to take Norway to any international tournaments, and having had a bad start to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualifying campaign, Hareide resigned from his position as national team coach of Norway. On 9 December 2008 Hareide announced that he was stepping down as coach of the Norwegian national team.
On 10 June 2009 it was announced that he will be coaching Örgryte IS
. On 1 December 2009 the former Norway national team head coach left the Swedish club to join Viking FK, from Stavanger
to replace Uwe Rösler
.
On 23 November 2011 it was announced that Hareide would become manager of Viking, leaving his previous job as coach to Josep Clotet Ruiz
.
commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Viking FK.
Playing career
During his playing career, Hareide played for Hødd, Molde, Manchester CityManchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
and Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
.
He was also an active player for the Norwegian national team from 1976 through 1986, scoring five goals in 50 matches.
Coaching career
As a coach he has won three European countries' national league championshipsLeague system
A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport, usually with a system of promotion and relegation between consecutive levels of the hierarchy. They are often called pyramids due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions the further down the pyramid one descends...
, namely that of Denmark, Sweden and his native Norway, placing him alongside Trond Sollied
Trond Sollied
Trond Johan Sollied is a Norwegian football manager and retired player, currently managing the Belgian first division team Gent....
and Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....
while Ernst Happel and Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
have won championships in four different countries.
In the mid 1990s, Norweigan millionaires Kjell Inge Rokke and Bjorn Rune Gjelsten were reportedly interested in bringing Hareide back to Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
as manager if their bid to take over the club was successful, but the takeover bid failed and Hareide never returned to the club. When the pair tried to take over Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
around the same time, it was once again reported that Hareide would be installed as manager if the takeover bid succeeded, but this bid too failed and Hareide was never put in charge at Elland Road
Elland Road
Elland Road is an all-seater football stadium in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has been the permanent residence of Leeds United A.F.C...
. However, the pair finally succeeded in a takeover bid for fellow English Premier League club Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
in June 1997, and Hareide appeared all set to become the new manager of the club in a move that would have ousted the incumbent Joe Kinnear
Joe Kinnear
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kinnear is an Irish football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Newcastle United....
. But this never happened either.
Hareide was employed as the coach
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:...
of the Norwegian national football team
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
at the end of 2003, replacing Nils Johan Semb
Nils Johan Semb
Nils Johan Semb was the coach of the Norwegian national football team from 1998 to 2003, presiding over 68 matches.He led his team to the 2000 European Football Championship...
, after one season as coach of Rosenborg BK. On December 8, 2008, after having failed to take Norway to any international tournaments, and having had a bad start to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualifying campaign, Hareide resigned from his position as national team coach of Norway. On 9 December 2008 Hareide announced that he was stepping down as coach of the Norwegian national team.
On 10 June 2009 it was announced that he will be coaching Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After...
. On 1 December 2009 the former Norway national team head coach left the Swedish club to join Viking FK, from Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
to replace Uwe Rösler
Uwe Rösler
Uwe Rösler is a German football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Brentford.Rösler was previously a successful player who played for several clubs, most notably Manchester City , where he was the leading goalscorer for three consecutive seasons from 1995–96 to 1997–98, and 1...
.
On 23 November 2011 it was announced that Hareide would become manager of Viking, leaving his previous job as coach to Josep Clotet Ruiz
Josep Clotet Ruiz
Josep Clotet Ruiz is a Spanish football coach who will take over as coach of the Norwegian side Viking_FK from 1 January 2011. His previous job was the head coach of Swedish club Halmstads BK. Before Halmstads BK Clotet Ruiz has been the manager of RCD Espanyol U17, UE Figueres, RCD Espanyol U19,...
.
Media career
After resigning as the Norwegian national team's coach Hareide began working as an expert Norwegian Premier LeagueTippeligaen
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...
commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
Statistics
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Norwegian First Division 1970
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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...
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Norwegian First Division 1971
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Norwegian First Division 1972
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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...
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Norwegian First Division 1976
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Norwegian First Division 1977
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Norwegian First Division 1978
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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...
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The Football League 1981-82
The 1981–1982 season was the 82nd completed season of The Football League.- First Division:3 points for a win was introduced for the first time in England...
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Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
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Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
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The Football League 1982-83
-Overview:The 1982–1983 season was the 83rd completed season of The Football League.- First Division:Bob Paisley’s last season as Liverpool manager ended on a high as they topped the First Division with a comfortable lead. Bob Paisley retired as Liverpool manager with a record 21 prizes in nine...
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The Football League 1982-83
-Overview:The 1982–1983 season was the 83rd completed season of The Football League.- First Division:Bob Paisley’s last season as Liverpool manager ended on a high as they topped the First Division with a comfortable lead. Bob Paisley retired as Liverpool manager with a record 21 prizes in nine...
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Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
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Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
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The Football League 1983-84
-Overview:The 1983–1984 season was the 84th completed season of The Football League.- First Division:Liverpool had a great first season under the management of Joe Fagan as they wrapped up their third successive league title and the 15th in their history. They overcame strong competition from...
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Norwegian First Division 1984
-Overview:It was performed in 12 teams, and Vålerengen won the championship.-League standings:-Play off:-References:*...
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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...
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Norwegian First Division 1985
The 1985 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 27 April 1985 and ended on 13 October 1986....
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Norwegian First Division 1986
The 1986 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 27 April 1986 and ended on 19 October 1986....
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Norwegian First Division 1987
The 1987 season of the Norwegian First Division , the highest football league in Norway, began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 10 October 1987.22 rounds were played. Number eleven and twelve were relegated...
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