Eirik Kjønø

Eirik Kjønø (born 27 February 1991) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.

Eirik Kjønø

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 33)^[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder^[1]
Youth career
0000–2007	Våg
2007–2009	Falkirk
2009–2010	Vindbjart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Vindbjart	17	(1)
2014–2016	Grorud	7	(0)
Managerial career
2012	Ready
2014–2018	Grorud (assistant)
2018–2021	Grorud
2021	Stabæk (assistant)
2021–2022	Stabæk
2023	Jerv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kjønø started his youth career with Kristiansand-based side Våg. In the summer of 2007, he joined Scottish side Falkirk on a two-year contract. He returned to Norway and Vindbjart in April 2009.^[2][3]

Managerial career

Kjønø's first club as manager was Oslo-based club Ready, which he managed in 2012. In 2014, he joined Grorud as an assistant coach, before being promoted to head coach in 2018. The club achieved promotion to the Norwegian First Division under his management in 2019.^[4] On 4 February 2021, he was appointed assistant coach of Eliteserien club Stabæk.^[5] Following Jan Jönsson's exit from the club, Kjønø was promoted to head coach on 9 July 2021.^[6] Stabæk ended the 2021 season with relegation to the Norwegian First Division.^[7] After re-promotion came in jeopardy, Kjønø was sacked on 16 August 2022.^[8] He worked in the Football Association for a while before being hired as FK Jerv's new manager in August 2023.^[9] He was sacked after only 84 days in the job.^[10]

Honours

• Young manager of the year in Norway: 2018, 2019^[4]

References

1. Eirik Kjønø at WorldFootball.net
2. Karlsen, Håvard (6 April 2009). "Fra Falkirk til Vindbjart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
3. Eirik Kjønø at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
4. Johansen, Sebastian Melsom (15 July 2021). "Eliteseriens yngste trener: - Jeg kan gjerne bli en ny Solskjær". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
5. "Kjønø er Stabæks nye assistent". Stabæk Fotball (in Norwegian). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
6. Johansen, Sebastian Melsom; Gussiås, Daniel Nerli (9 July 2021). "Bekreftet: Eirik Kjønø blir ny Stabæk-trener". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
7. Aspelund, Anders Rødaas (12 December 2021). "Stabæk tapte i Skien – har rykket ned". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
8. Hjelvik, Eirik Nesset; et al. (16 August 2022). "Bekreftet: Kjønø ferdig i Stabæk" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
9. "Kjønø ansatt som ny Jerv-trener: − Vært et stort savn". VG (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
10. Horsinek, Jesper (25 October 2023). "Signerte for over tre år. Nå er Obos-treneren ferdig etter tre måneder: – Et mageplask". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.