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Trond Bjørndal

Trond Bjørndal

Norwegian footballer (born 1969)

Trond Bjørndal (born 9 October 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.

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Hailing from Frekhaug,[1] he started his career in IL Kvernbit, and later played for Åsane Fotball and Bryne FK.[2] He joined FK Haugesund in 1997,[3] and enjoyed a spell in the Norwegian Premier League in the seasons 1997 and 1998.[4] He left ahead of the 2000 season to join Danish team Vejle BK,[5] having formerly trialled for Sheffield United.[6] He made eight appearances in the 1999–2000 Danish Superliga as Vejle were relegated.[7]

Ahead of the 2004 season, Bjørndal was hired as head coach of Åsane, with Håkon Østevold as assistant coach.[8] Bjørndal only stayed for one year, and was hired as assistant coach under Magnus Johansson at Løv-Ham Fotball ahead of the 2005 season.[9] One year later, Johansson left and Bjørndal was promoted to head coach.[1] Løv-Ham survived the battle against relegation, but Bjørndal resigned at the end of the season.[10] Shortly thereafter, Bjørndal was hired as director of sports in Åsane.[11]

References

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    Hopland, Endre (23 December 2005). "Trenar Løv-Ham". Avisa Nordhordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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    Trond Bjørndal profile – Verdens Gang (1998)
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    FK Haugesund squad list 1997 - Verdens Gang
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    Trond Bjørndal Norwegian Premier League stats
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    "Brattbakk hat-trick" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 March 2000. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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    Opsahl, Per (4 December 1998). "VIF-keeper på vei til England". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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    "Trond Bjørndal" (in Danish). Liga fotbold. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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    Duesund, Tommy (19 October 2003). "– Føles som opprykk". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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    Bergersen, Tormod; Kvile, Geir (25 November 2004). "Johansson kan bli Glimt-trener". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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    Nilssen, Tore (8 November 2006). "Bjørndal ferdig i Løv-Ham". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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    Lyngøy, Roar (19 January 2007). "Lokale klubber jakter Brann-talent". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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