Øystein Gåre
Encyclopedia
Øystein Gåre was a Norwegian
football
coach. He is best known to have led FK Bodø/Glimt to silver medals in both the Norwegian Premier League
and the Norwegian Football Cup
in 2003; for this Gåre received the Kniksen award
as coach of the year. In November 2006, Gåre was hired as the new coach for the Norway national under-21 football team
.
Gåre died on 18 September 2010, 56 years old.
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
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
coach. He is best known to have led FK Bodø/Glimt to silver medals in both the Norwegian Premier League
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...
and 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...
in 2003; for this Gåre received the Kniksen award
Kniksen award
The Kniksen award , established in 1990, acclaims the best players in the Norwegian football premiership. The award is named after the legendary Norwegian football player Roald Jensen, nicknamed "Kniksen".-Category A:...
as coach of the year. In November 2006, Gåre was hired as the new coach for 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...
.
Gåre died on 18 September 2010, 56 years old.