Svein Fjælberg (born 12 January 1959) is a Norwegian former football defender. He played 11 seasons for the Norwegian club Viking, where he won the league twice as well as two cup titles. Fjælberg was capped 33 times for Norway. After his retirement he served as the assistant coach of Viking on three occasions.
Svein Fjælberg
Fjælberg in 2008, during a show match between Viking All Star and Liverpool Legends
Fjælberg was born in Sola, and started playing football for Sola FK.[1] As a 17-year-old, Anbjørn Ekeland and Viking wanted his services, but he stayed at Sola a couple more years until he moved to Viking in 1979. Viking paid Sola 45,000 kr for the transfer, which was Viking's most expensive transfer at the time.[2][3] Fjælberg played in every match during his first season at Viking when they won the double, and his good performances at the club made him a candidate for the national team.[3][4]
Viking and Fjælberg again won the Norwegian league in 1982, and in 1983 Fjælberg was awarded "Norwegian Player of the Year".[5] Fjælberg also won the award "Viking Player of the Year" in 1983 and 1985.[6] Fjælberg was the captain of Viking later in his career, and played for the club in the second tier after they got relegated in 1986. He was still with the club when they were promoted to the First Division again in 1988, and he lifted the trophy when the club won the Norwegian Cup in 1989 by beating Molde in the final. Fjælberg retired after the 1989 season, and in total he played 128 league matches for the club, scoring two goals.[4][5]
After he retired Fjælberg started to work as assistant coach under head coach Benny Lennartsson, a position he had from 1990 to 1991. This makes him the last assistant coach to win the league with Viking as they won in 1991.[9] When Lennartsson returned to Viking as head coach in 2000, he again wanted Fjælberg as assistant coach.[10] On 9 August 2007, Fjælberg was unveiled as Viking's new "youth development coach" while Kjell Inge Olsen was presented as the new head scout.[2][11] In 2009, he was again hired as assistant coach, this time under head coach Åge Hareide.[10] Following the changes in Viking's coaching staff ahead of the 2012 season, Fjælberg was given a new position as "administrative leader" of the first team.[12]
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Svein Fjaelberg born 12 January 1959 is a Norwegian former football defender He played 11 seasons for the Norwegian club Viking where he won the league twice as well as two cup titles Fjaelberg was capped 33 times for Norway After his retirement he served as the assistant coach of Viking on three occasions Svein FjaelbergFjaelberg in 2008 during a show match between Viking All Star and Liverpool LegendsPersonal informationFull nameSvein FjaelbergDate of birth 1959 01 12 12 January 1959 age 65 Place of birthSola NorwayPosition s DefenderYouth careerSolaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1979 1990Viking128 2 International career1979 1986Norway33 0 Managerial career1990 1991Viking ass coach 2000 2001Viking ass coach 2010 2011Viking ass coach Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Player career 1 1 Club career 1 2 International career 2 Coaching career 3 Career statistics 4 ReferencesPlayer career editClub career edit Fjaelberg was born in Sola and started playing football for Sola FK 1 As a 17 year old Anbjorn Ekeland and Viking wanted his services but he stayed at Sola a couple more years until he moved to Viking in 1979 Viking paid Sola 45 000 kr for the transfer which was Viking s most expensive transfer at the time 2 3 Fjaelberg played in every match during his first season at Viking when they won the double and his good performances at the club made him a candidate for the national team 3 4 Viking and Fjaelberg again won the Norwegian league in 1982 and in 1983 Fjaelberg was awarded Norwegian Player of the Year 5 Fjaelberg also won the award Viking Player of the Year in 1983 and 1985 6 Fjaelberg was the captain of Viking later in his career and played for the club in the second tier after they got relegated in 1986 He was still with the club when they were promoted to the First Division again in 1988 and he lifted the trophy when the club won the Norwegian Cup in 1989 by beating Molde in the final Fjaelberg retired after the 1989 season and in total he played 128 league matches for the club scoring two goals 4 5 International career edit On 26 September 1979 he made his debut for Norway in an Olympic qualifying match against West Germany and three years later he played his first non Olympic national match in the friendly match against Sweden on 11 August 1982 7 Fjaelberg also competed for Norway in the football tournament of the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 8 In total he was capped 33 times for Norway and his last international match was the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying match against East Germany on 24 September 1989 7 Coaching career editAfter he retired Fjaelberg started to work as assistant coach under head coach Benny Lennartsson a position he had from 1990 to 1991 This makes him the last assistant coach to win the league with Viking as they won in 1991 9 When Lennartsson returned to Viking as head coach in 2000 he again wanted Fjaelberg as assistant coach 10 On 9 August 2007 Fjaelberg was unveiled as Viking s new youth development coach while Kjell Inge Olsen was presented as the new head scout 2 11 In 2009 he was again hired as assistant coach this time under head coach Age Hareide 10 Following the changes in Viking s coaching staff ahead of the 2012 season Fjaelberg was given a new position as administrative leader of the first team 12 Career statistics editSeason Club Division League Cup Europe TotalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1979 Viking 1 divisjon 22 1 7 1 2 0 31 21980 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 01981 13 0 5 0 0 0 18 01982 11 0 3 0 1 0 15 01983 18 0 2 0 2 0 22 01984 13 0 4 1 0 0 17 11985 17 0 4 0 0 0 21 01986 10 1 4 0 0 0 14 11987 2 divisjon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 01988 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 01989 1 divisjon 11 0 6 0 0 0 17 0Career Total 128 2 35 2 5 0 168 4Source 4 References edit Holm Jan 17 March 2012 Svein Fjaelberg snl no in Norwegian Store Norske Leksikon Retrieved 17 March 2012 a b Askeland Odd Rune 22 August 2007 Laser dora og starter talentjakten aftenbladet no in Norwegian Stavanger Aftenblad Archived from the original on 22 February 2013 Retrieved 17 March 2012 a b 1970 1979 viking fk no in Norwegian Viking FK Archived from the original on 24 November 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2012 a b c FJAELBERG SVEIN viking fk no in Norwegian Viking FK Archived from the original on 7 August 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2012 a b 1980 1989 viking fk no in Norwegian Viking FK Archived from the original on 24 November 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2012 Hvem er Arets Viking rogalandsavis no in Norwegian Rogalands Avis 1 November 2011 Retrieved 17 March 2012 permanent dead link a b Softing Thomas Svein Fjaelberg Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 17 March 2012 Svein Fjaelberg Sports reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 17 March 2012 Arntsen Eirik 7 December 2009 Fjaelberg ny assistenttrener viking fk no in Norwegian Viking FK Retrieved 17 March 2012 permanent dead link a b Veland Bernhard 7 December 2009 Fjaelberg Vi hater begge a tape aftenbladet no in Norwegian 100 Fotball Archived from the original on 25 August 2010 Retrieved 17 March 2012 Arntsen Eirik 9 August 2007 Olsen og Fjaelberg ansatt viking fk no in Norwegian Viking FK Archived from the original on 5 March 2012 Retrieved 17 March 2012 Nyttar Gammel ringrev i ny stilling viking fk no in Norwegian Viking FK 2 January 2012 Archived from the original on 2 March 2012 Retrieved 17 March 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Svein Fjaelberg amp oldid 1190600670, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
