Ståle Stensaas

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Ståle Stensaas
Ståle Stensaas.jpg
Photo: Jarle Vines
Personal information
Full name Ståle Stensaas
Date of birth July 7, 1971 (1971-07-07) (age 38)
Place of birth    Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991-1997
1997-2000
1999
2000-2007
2007-2008
2008
Rosenborg
Rangers
Nottingham Forest (loan)
Rosenborg
Lyn
Lillestrøm SK (loan)
085 0(2)
020 0(1)
007 0(0)
104 (12)
024 0(3)
009 0(1)   
National team
2001-2008 Norway 009 0(1)
Teams managed
2009 Rosenborg Junior Team

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ståle Stensaas (born July 7, 1971 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He spent the majority of his career at Rosenborg, and he is currently coaching Rosenborg's junior team.

[edit] Career

He played for the Norwegian Tippeliga side Rosenborg from 1992 to 1997 until he was sold to Rangers. After little success in the Scottish Premier League, he returned to Rosenborg in 2000. He was sold to F.C Lyn Oslo in the winter 2007, on a two-year contract. In the 2008 season he was on loan to Tippeligaen rivals Lillestrøm SK.

One of the highlights of his career is his super goal against Blackburn Rovers in the UEFA Champions League in 1995.[1]

He has nine caps, and one goal.

After his career as professional football player ended in 2008, he started coaching Rosenborg's junior team. The team won the Norwegian junior championship in the 2009 season[2]

[edit] Personal life

Stensaas has three children: Andreas, Hanne and Sophie. He is a carpenter by profession, in addition to professional footballing.

[edit] Honours

Rosenborg [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ståle Stensaas" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. http://www.rbkweb.no/spiller/stensaas. Retrieved 2 November 2009. 
  2. ^ "RBK vant juniorcupen" (in Norwegian). Tips. 31 October 2009. http://www.fotballtips.no/Default.asp?u_action=display&u_log=26927. Retrieved 1 November 2009. 
  3. ^ "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/sport_nrk_trondelag/rbk/1.1065148. Retrieved 1 November 2009. 

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