Ståle Stensaas
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| Ståle Stensaas | ||
 Photo: Jarle Vines
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ståle Stensaas | |
| Date of birth | July 7, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 101⁄2 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) |
85 (2) 20 (1) 7 (0) 104 (12) 24 (3) 9 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 2001-2008 | Norway | 9 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2009 | Rosenborg Junior Team | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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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
- Norwegian Premier League Champion (8): 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
- Norwegian Football Cup Win: 1995, 2003
[edit] References
- ^ "Ståle Stensaas" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. http://www.rbkweb.no/spiller/stensaas. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/sport_nrk_trondelag/rbk/1.1065148. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
[edit] External links
- Stale Stensaas career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at lynfotball.net
- Profile at lyn.no
- Ståle Stensaas at RBKweb
