Gunnar Stensland

Gunnar Stensland (11 January 1922 – 24 November 2011) was a Norwegian association football midfielder and coach.

Gunnar Stensland
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-01-11)11 January 1922
Place of birth Ålgård, Norway
Date of death 24 November 2011(2011-11-24) (aged 89)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1946 Ålgård 98 (?)
1947–1950 Viking 58 (2)
1950–1951 FC Nancy 02 (0)
Teams managed
1951–1952 Viking
1956 Ålgård
1979 Stålkameratene
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In Norway he played for Ålgård FK and Viking FK. He played 58 games and scored two goals for Viking from 1947 to 1950. In his time with Viking, he was part of their Cup winning team against Skeid in 1947. Later, he played two games for FC Nancy in France, the forerunner of AS Nancy.[1] He was coach of Viking from 1951 to 1952,[2] Ålgård in 1956 and Stålkameratene in 1965.[1]

He was born in Ålgård, attended school in Ålgård and Hana and police academy in Sweden. He worked in the police until retiring in 1979. He died in November 2011.[1]

References

  1. "Gunnar Stensland er død". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 7 December 2011. p. 17.
  2. "Trenere - Viking Fotball". Viking-fk.no. Archived from the original on 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
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