Morten Jensen (football coach)
Morten Christoffer Jensen is a Norwegian football coach who is currently head coach of Viking FK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morten Christoffer Jensen | ||
| Place of birth | Tananger, Norway | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Viking (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | Viking | ||
| 2000 | Vidar | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dowling Golden Lions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Vidar | ||
| 2003–2004 | Havørn | ||
| 2008–2010 | Vidar | ||
| 2012 | Brodd | 10 | (5) |
| 2013–2016 | Havørn | 33 | (21) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2016 | Havørn | ||
| 2017 | Vidar | ||
| 2018–2020 | Viking (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Viking | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Jensen spent most of his playing career playing for clubs in the lower divisions in Norway. He has also played college football in the US for the Dowling Golden Lions.[1]
Managerial career
On 8 December 2016, Jensen was appointed head coach of 2. divisjon club FK Vidar.[2]
On 19 December 2017, he became assistant coach under Bjarne Berntsen in Viking FK.[3]
On 26 November 2020, Jensen was announced as joint head coach of Viking FK together with Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim. The two coaches would take charge ahead of the 2021 season.[4]
References
- Flygind, Kjetil (30 March 2019). "Løpeturen som ble Morten Jensens viktigste kamp" [The run that turned into Morten Jensen's most important fight]. aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Iversen, Espen; Birkemo, Arne (8 December 2016). "Morten Jensen ny Vidar-trener – Brede Hangeland går inn i uoffisiell rolle" [Morten Jensen is the new Vidar coach – Brede Hangeland enters unofficial role]. dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). Rogalands Avis. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Bjarne Berntsen ny trener i Viking" [Bjarne Berntsen is the new Viking coach]. vikingfotball.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Nilssen, Stig; Flygind, Kjetil (26 November 2020). "Jensen og "Batty" overtar som likestilte hovedtrenere" [Jensen and «Batty» take over as joint head coaches]. aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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