Tommy Knarvik

Tommy Knarvik (born 1 November 1979) is a Norwegian football coach and a former player who is the manager of Sotra SK.

Tommy Knarvik
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-11-01) 1 November 1979
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current team
 Sotra SK (manager)
Youth career
1992–1995 IL Skjergard
1995–1998 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Leeds United 0 (0)
2000–2004 SK Brann 85 (12)
2004 → Bryne FK (loan) 6 (0)
2005 Sogndal 16 (1)
2006–2007 Sandefjord[1] 50 (12)
2008–2011 Tromsø[1] 75 (9)
2011–2012 Viking 13 (0)
2012–2014 Bodø/Glimt 33 (8)
National team
2001 Norway U21 3 (0)
Teams managed
2014 Nest-Sotra (assistant)
2015–2016 Stord IL
2017–2019 Sotra SK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player he came through the academy at Leeds United and also represented Norway U21s at international level.

Career

He most known for his period in SK Brann. In his early years, Knarvik was a junior player at Leeds United, where he won the FA Youth Cup in 1997. He was also awarded the title of "Young Player of the Year" in Leeds United, despite strong competition from such players as Jonathan Woodgate and Harry Kewell. Knarvik only made one appearance for the senior team: as a substitute against Portsmouth in the FA Cup on 23 January 1999.[2]

He had a trial at Hartlepool United in November 2000.[3]

After a few good seasons in Brann, his performance dropped. He was loaned out to Bryne FK but the manager there did not offer a regular contract. Brann then let him go, and Knarvik got a chance in the Adeccoliga club Sogndal. Once again, he did not perform as expected and played only one season in Sogndal. He has since played for Sandefjord Fotball.

On 14 November 2007 Tromsø announced that they had signed Knarvik on a 4-year contract.[4]

He stayed at Tromsø until 14 March 2011, when he signed for Viking FK.[5]

In 2012 he signed for Bodø/Glimt where he played two more seasons before retiring as a player.[6]

Coaching career

Upon resignation he joined Nest-Sotra as assistant manager.[7]

After four months at Nest-Sotra he left the club after disagreeing with the board and players on the future of the club.[8] From the start of the 2015 season he was appointed manager of Stord Idrettslag.[1] He left the position in September 2016.[9]

Career statistics
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2006 Sandefjord Tippeligaen 268633211
2007 24420264
2008 Tromsø 26441305
2009 27440314
2010 22110231
2011 Viking 13010140
2012 Bodø/Glimt Adeccoligaen 30841349
2013 301040
Career Total 1712923519434

Honours

References
  1. "Profile at NIFS.no - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". nifs.no. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  2. Moore, Glenn (23 January 1999). "Defeat fails to silence Pompey fans". London: The Independent. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  3. "Pool in Norse raid again as they take young star on trial". The Northern Echo. 7 November 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. "Knarvik klar for Tromsø". vg.no. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  5. AS, TV 2. "Tommy Knarvik enig med Viking". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. "Tommy Knarvik til Glimt". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. "Knarvik skal trene Nest". www.ba.no (in Norwegian). 3 April 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  8. "Knarvik ferdig i Nest-Sotra". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. "Knarvik gir seg i Stord". Sunnhordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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