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Kjetil Rekdal
Personal information
Full name Kjetil André Rekdal
Date of birth (1968-11-06) 6 November 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Fiksdal, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender (retired)
Youth career
1979–1985 Fiksdal/Rekdal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Molde 75 (25)
1988–1990 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 (0)
1990–1996 Lierse 181 (71)
1994 → Molde (loan) 8 (4)
1996–1997 Rennes 31 (2)
1997–2000 Hertha BSC 64 (4)
2000–2004 Vålerenga 116 (21)
International career
1987–2000 Norway 83 (17)
Managerial career
2001–2006 Vålerenga
2006–2007 Lierse
2007–2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2008–2012 Aalesund
2013- Vålerenga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kjetil André Rekdal (born 6 November 1968 in Vestnes) is a Norwegian football coach and a former footballer. He is currently managing Vålerenga in Norwegian Tippeligaen.[1] His previous tenure was at Kaiserslautern of the 2. Bundesliga from 1 July 2007 until his contract was terminated on 9 February 2008.[2] Playing as a midfielder, his 83 caps with the national team makes him the seventh most capped player in the team's history.[3]

Club career

Rekdal started playing football for the local club Fiksdal/Rekdal in 1979, later as a 16-year old he would start his professional career with the local Tippeliga club Molde FK, becoming the second-youngest player in the league. In 1988 he signed with the Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and stayed with them for two years before moving to the Belgian Pro League side Lierse S.K. and remaining there until 1996, with the exception of the 1994 season which he spent on loan helping his former club Molde FK gaining promotion to Tippeligaen and winning the domestic Cup. In 1996 he signed for Ligue 1 club Rennes. The highlight of his playing career was a highly successful spell at Hertha BSC in Germany between 1997 and 2000. His final years as a player and then player/manager was spent in Norwegian club Vålerenga, where he picked up another cup winner's medal in 2002 before retiring in 2004. In the summer of 2007 Rekdal officially rejoined his youth club Fiksdal/Rekdal.[2]

International career

Rekdal has 83 games for the Norwegian national team, after his debut against Italy in 1987, and played in two FIFA World Cups (1994 and 1998). He has scored 17 goals for the national team, among those one legendary goal at Wembley against England, the only goal in the game as Norway beat Mexico in the 1994 World Cup, and a penalty in the 1998 World Cup against Brazil to win the game 2–1.[1] The two World Cup goals makes him the highest scoring Norwegian in World Cup history, with one goal more than Arne Brustad, Dan Eggen, Håvard Flo and Tore André Flo.[4]

Coaching career

Vålerenga

Rekdal has proven himself a successful coach, leading Vålerenga from relegation in 2001, and famously weeping as his team avoided relegation the following year[5] and back into position as one of the dominating clubs in the Norwegian Premier League. In 2004 he led the team to second place, losing the first place on goal difference to Rosenborg, and in 2005 his team finally won the league for the first time in 21 years, ending Rosenborg's 13 year reign as champions of Norway.[6] along the way receiving legend-status in the club, partly due to the fact that he refused an offer of a six-digit coaching salary in order to help the club financially.[7]

Lierse

Rekdal resigned as coach at Vålerenga on 21 August 2006, following a string of poor results. He was appointed manager of his former club Lierse on 21 November 2006. When he arrived at the club, Lierse lay bottom of the table with only two points in fifteen matches. At the end of the season, they ended up with 26 points and avoided direct relegation. In the play-offs, Lierse only managed to win three of their six matches and were relegated to the Second Division after all.[8]

F.C. Kaiserslautern

In May 2007, Rekdal signed on to manage Kaiserslautern in the German 2. Bundesliga. He left the club in early February of the following year, the club lying in sixteenth place.[2][9]

Aalesunds FK

He joined forces with Norwegian Premier League outfit Aalesund in 2008 after moving back to Norway.[10] Joining the club mid-season, he found Aalesund laying in a relegation spot, but managed to get a relegation play-off spot, where Aalesund beat challengers Sogndal 7–2 on aggregate, thereby securing a new season in the Norwegian Premier League. In 2009 he led Aalesund to the clubs first victory in the Norwegian Cup Final, where they beat arch rivals Molde 3–2 after a penalty shootout.[11] In 2010 he led the club the 4th place in Tippeligaen, the clubs best result ever.[12] In 2011 he received wide praise when his club came close to the historic feat of qualifying for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, losing the last play-off game to the Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, having won the first leg 2-1.[13] The same year he again lead Aalesunds to win the Norwegian Cup Finals, thereby securing a UEFA Europa League qualification spot for the third year running.[14] His contract with Aalesunds was terminated on 26 November 2012.[15] After he won his second Norwegian Cup with Aalesund in three years, he was once again said to take over as national team coach after Drillo.[16]

On 26 November 2012, the board of directors of Aalesunds announced the termination of Rekdals contract.[15] The board stressed that it was not due to the season results, but rather as a result of a general review.[17] Analysts noted that the sacking was likely a result of a power struggle within the club between Rekdal, the Sports director and the Chairman of the board.[18]

Return to Vålerenga

On 8 January 2013, he was appointed as manager for Vålerenga. This will be his second tenure for the club.[19]

Personal life

Born 6 November in Rekdal in Vestnes, into a family of six, including three younger siblings, his younger brother Sindre played also professional with Molde FK helping them win the domestic cup in 1994.[20] Among his interests and hobbies is freshwater fishing and card-games such as Poker, having competed in amateur tournaments internationally.[21] He currently resides in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, with his wife and four children.[2][22]

Career Statistics

Managerial

Year Nat Team Pos Pl W D L GD +/- Pts Cup Notes
2001 Norway Vålerenga IF 1st 30 19 8 3 71-29 +42 65/90 Qtr Final Promoted to Tippeligaen.
2002 Norway Vålerenga IF 8th 26 7 12 7 38-31 +7 33/78 Winner
2003 Norway Vålerenga IF 12th 26 7 7 12 30-33 -3 28/78 Qtr Final UEFA Cup 3rd Round.
2004 Norway Vålerenga IF 2nd 26 13 9 4 40-22 +18 48/78 3rd Round Lost out on the Championship by the smallest margin.
2005 Norway Vålerenga IF 1st 26 13 7 6 40-27 +13 46/78 Semi Final UEFA Cup 1st Round.
2006 Norway Vålerenga IF - 17 6 4 7 23-22 +1 22/51 Qtr Final Resigned after 17 rounds.
2006-07 Belgium Lierse S.K. 17th 34 6 8 20 33-66 -33 26/102 Round 7 Relegated to Belgian Second Division.
2007-08 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern - 19 3 7 9 19-24 -5 16/57 2nd Round Sacked after 19 rounds.
2008 Norway Aalesunds FK 13th 26 7 4 15 29-42 -13 25/78 - Escaped relegation through winning playoff.
2009 Norway Aalesunds FK 13th 30 9 9 12 34-43 -9 36/90 Winner
2010 Norway Aalesunds FK 4th 30 14 5 11 46-37 +9 47/90 3rd Round Europa League 3rd Qual. Round
2011 Norway Aalesunds FK 9th 30 12 7 11 36-38 -2 43/90 Winner Europa League Play-Off.
2012 Norway Aalesunds FK 11th 30 9 11 10 40-41 -1 38/90 4th Round Europa League 3rd Qual. Round, sacked after season ended.

Honours

As player

Molde FK
Vålerenga

As Coach

Vålerenga
Aalesunds FK

Trivia

During his time at Lierse, Rekdal had a clause in his contract which allowed him to keep up to date with Leeds United results at half-time intervals, via BBC Radio. He is a fanatic supporter of the Yorkshire club.[22]

As with most coaches, Rekdal is highly superstitious.To avoid bad luck, he never appears on matchday without his locally produced trademark Pear-flavored soft drink.[23]

Upon joining Aalesunds FK as coach, he also joined the tier 5 club Fiksdal/Rekdal as player and plays regularly at their home matches, he states that he wishes to contribute to the club with which he started his career[2][24]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Kjetil Rekdal". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kjetil Rekdal - Stjerneklart" (in Norwegian). Nrk.no. Retrieved 05.10.2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Norway - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  4. ^ "VM i Fotball - Statistikk - Fakta" (in Norwegian). Fotballen.eu. Retrieved 05.10.2011. Flest VM-Mål Kjetil Rekdal (2) {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "Klanen ber VIF-direktør ta pause" (in Norwegian). dagbladet.no. Retrieved 30.10.2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Vålerenga er seriemestere" (in Norwegian). dagbladet.no.
  7. ^ "Rekdal gir milioner til VIF" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 30.10.2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Håpet ute for Rekdal" (in Norwegian). Vg.no. Retrieved 05.10.2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "Kaiserslautern: Rekdal muss gehen" (in German). Kicker.de. 10.02.2008. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Rekdal overtar Aalesund" (in Norwegian).
  11. ^ "Rekdal: Coaching i Verdensklasse" (in Norwegian).
  12. ^ "Aafk får kvalikkplass" (in Norwegian).
  13. ^ "Rekdal chasing historic Aalesund achievement". Uefa.com. Retrieved 05.10.2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ Wegard Bakkehaug; Einar Orten; Jamel Rake; Øyvind Brenne; Knut Arne Hansen (06.11.2011). "Mange var preget av stundens alvor". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23.12.2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  15. ^ a b Priesner, Jakob (26 November 2012). "Sparker Rekdal". 100% Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  16. ^ Opsahl, Per (7 November 2011). "Mener Rekdal er perfekt for landslaget". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  17. ^ Evensen, Marius (27 November 2012). "Styreleder i Aafk: – En trist slutt, men det var nødvendig". tv2.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  18. ^ Skuseth, Helge (27 November 2012). "Det måtte ende slik". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  19. ^ "Rekdal ansatt som Vålerenga-trener" (in Norwegian).
  20. ^ "Om gledescener of første cupgull" (in Norwegian). Moldefk.no. Retrieved 05.10.2011. Gutta som tok Moldes første kongepokal: Morten Bakke, Trond Strande, Flaco, Sindre Rekdal et. al. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "Rekdal og Aarøy får poker-kritikk" (in Norwegian). Aalesund-trener Kjetil Rekdal skal sammen med spiss Tor Hogne Aarøy til Malta for å delta i en pokerturnering.
  22. ^ a b "KJETIL REKDAL - Jeg er en av få i verden" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Vi møttes alltid klokka fire til mat, og kampene i Belgia går klokka åtte. Jeg satt med radio under middagen. Det fikk jeg lov til, smiler den 42 år gamle Leeds-fanatikeren
  23. ^ "Smaken av Rekdal-seier" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten.no.
  24. ^ "Bare seier er godt nok" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten.no.

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