Kjetil Knutsen

Kjetil Knutsen (born 2 October 1968) is a Norwegian football coach who is the head coach of Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.[1]

Kjetil Knutsen
Personal information
Full name Kjetil Knutsen
Date of birth (1968-10-02) 2 October 1968
Place of birth Arna, Norway
Club information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt (head coach)
Youth career
Team
Brann
Teams managed
Years Team
1995-2004 Hovding
2012 Fyllingsdalen
2014–2016 Åsane
2017 Bodø/Glimt (assistant)
2018– Bodø/Glimt

Knutsen started his manager career at fifth tier club Hovding in 1995, initially as a junior coach, then as head coach. Knutsen would take the team up two divisions in nine years before leaving for a role at top tier side Brann as head of first team development.[2] He was hired as head coach at Fyllingsdalen in 2012 and then at Åsane in 2014. After Knutsen was sacked from his position as head coach in Åsane, he joined Bodø/Glimt as assistant coach under head coach Aasmund Bjørkan. In 2018, Knutsen became head coach for Bodø/Glimt after Aasmund Bjørkan became sports director.[3] They finished the 2019 Eliteserien in second place, and Knutsen received the Eliteserien Coach of the Year award for this accomplishment.


Managerial statistics
As of match played 19 December 2020
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Bodø/Glimt 1 January 2018 Present 100 53 27 20 053.00
Total 100 53 27 20 053.00

Honours

Club

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

References
  1. "Sparket Åsane-trener blir assistent i Glimt". rbnett.no. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "Hovdings fall". aasanetidende.no. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Kjetil Knutsen blir hovedtrener i Glimt". aftenposten.no. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. "Kniksens hederspris til Ingrid Hjelmseth og Bjarne Berntsen". eliteserien.no (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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