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Kjetil Rekdal

Kjetil André Rekdal(born 6 November 1968) is a Norwegianfootballmanager and a former player.[2]He is the manager of Norwegian clubAalesund.

Kjetil Rekdal
Rekdal in 2006
Personal information
Full name Kjetil André Rekdal[1]
Date of birth (1968-11-06)6 November 1968(age 56)
Place of birth Vestnes,Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
Total 484 (127)
International career
1984 Norway U15 2 (0)
1985 Norway U16 3 (1)
1986 Norway U17 5 (8)
1985 Norway U19 7 (3)
1987–1989 Norway U21 11 (3)
1987–2000 Norway 83 (17)
Managerial career
2001–2006 Vålerenga
2006–2007 Lierse
2007–2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2008–2012 Aalesund
2013–2017 Vålerenga
2018–2019 Start
2020–2021 HamKam
2022–2023 Rosenborg
2024 AC Omonia
2024– Aalesund
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rekdal began his playing career inMolde FK,playing afterwards for clubs in theBundesliga,Ligue 1andBelgian Pro League.[3]Playing as amidfielderduring his time as a player, his 83 caps with theNorway national teammakes him the seventh most capped player in the team's history.[4]

Rekdal previously managed Vålerenga from 2000 to 2006, during which he won both the cup andleague title.He has also been in charge of1. FC Kaiserslautern,LierseandAalesund.[5]During his time at Aalesund, the club earned two cup titles and saw a period of success previously unmatched in their history, which was attributed to Rekdal.

Club career

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Born inVestnes,Rekdal started playing football for the local club Fiksdal/Rekdal in 1979. Later as a 16-year-old he started his professional career with the localtop flightclubMolde FK,becoming the second-youngest player in the league. In 1988, he signed with theBundesligaclubBorussia Mönchengladbachand stayed with them for two years before moving to theBelgian Pro LeaguesideLierse S.K.and remaining there until 1996, with the exception of the 1994 season which he spent onloanhelping his former clubMolde FKgaining promotion toTippeligaenand winning the domesticCup.

In 1996, he signed forLigue 1clubRennes.The highlight of his playing career was a highly successful spell atHertha BSCin Germany between 1997 and 2000. His final years as a player and then player/manager was spent in Norwegian clubVålerenga,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.[5]

International career

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Rekdal has 83 games for theNorway national team,after his debut againstItalyin 1987, and played in twoFIFA World Cups(1994and1998).[6]He scored 17 goals for the national team, among those a long-range goal atWembleyagainstEnglandin 1992, the only goal in the game as Norway beatMexicoin the1994 World Cup,and a penalty in the1998 World CupagainstBrazilto win the game 2–1, prompting the commentator to say how "the man with the yellow boots has hurt those wearing the yellow shirts...Delight forEgil Olsen".[2]The two World Cup goals make him the highest scoring Norwegian in World Cup history, with one goal more thanArne Brustad,Dan Eggen,Håvard FloandTore André Flo.[7]

Managerial career

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Vålerenga

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Rekdal has proven himself a successful coach, leading Vålerenga from relegation in 2001, and famously weeping as his team avoided relegation the following year[8]and back into position as one of the dominating clubs in theTippeligaen.In2004,he led the team to second place, losing the first place on goal difference toRosenborg,and in2005,his team finally won the league for the first time in 21 years, ending Rosenborg's 13-year reign as champions of Norway.[9]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.[10]

Lierse

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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 theplay-offs,Lierse only managed to win three of their six matches and were relegated to the Second Division after all.[11]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

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In May 2007, Rekdal signed on to manage Kaiserslautern in the German2. Bundesliga.He left the club in early February of the following year, the club lying in sixteenth place.[5][12]

Aalesund

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He joined forces with Norwegian top flight outfitAalesundin 2008 after moving back to Norway.[13]Joining the club mid-season, he found Aalesund lying in a relegation spot, but managed to get arelegation play-off spot,where Aalesund beat challengersSogndal7–2 on aggregate, thereby securing a new season in the Tippeligaen. In 2009, he led Aalesund to the club's first victory in theNorwegian Cup,where they beat arch rivalsMolde3–2 after a penalty shootout in thefinal.[14]In2010,he led the club to the fourth place in Tippeligaen, the club's best result ever.[15]In 2011, he received wide praise when his club came close to the historic feat of qualifying for the2011–12 UEFA Europa League,losing the last play-off game to the Dutch sideAZ Alkmaar,having won the first leg 2–1.[16]The same year he again led Aalesund to win the Norwegian CupFinal,thereby securing aUEFA Europa Leaguequalification spot for the third consecutive year.[17]His contract with Aalesund was terminated on 26 November 2012.[18] After he won his second Norwegian Cup with Aalesund in three years, he was once again said to take over as national team coach afterDrillo.[19]

On 26 November 2012, the board of directors of Aalesund announced the termination of Rekdal's contract.[18]The board stressed that it was not due to the season results, but rather as a result of a general review.[20]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.[21]

Return to Vålerenga

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Rekdal started his second tenure for Vålerenga, when he was appointed as head coach on 8 January 2013.[22]

On 13 July 2016, it was announced he would end his tenure as head coach of Valerenga after the 2016 season and will move into the position as sporting director to make way for Ronny Deila whom will take over as head coach. [23]

Start

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Rekdal was appointed as head coach on 1 June 2018 after former head coachMark Dempseywas sacked on 18 May 2018. Rekdal signed a two-year contract withStart.

Rekdal took over the team, after 12 games of the season had been played; during his spell, only six teams gathered more points, yet the team was relegated [at the end of that season].[24]

That job ended; In an interview in 2020, he said that frequent visits to [places for betting/gambling or] one or morecasinos,was not well-received by [his previous employer] Start.[25]

Personal life

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Born 6 November 1968 inRekdalinVestnes,into a family of six, including three younger siblings, his younger brotherSindreplayed also professional withMolde FKhelping them win thedomestic cupin 1994.[26]Among his interests and hobbies isfreshwater fishingand card-games such asPoker,having competed in amateur tournaments internationally.[5][27][28]

Rekdal moved toOttestadneighborhood inHamarin 2013, with his wife and four children.[29]

During his time atLierse,Rekdal had a clause in his contract which allowed him to keep up to date withLeeds Unitedresults at half-time intervals, via BBC Radio. He is a fanatic supporter of the Yorkshire club.[28]

Rekdal is highly superstitious. To avoid bad luck, he never appears on matchday without his locally produced trademarkPear-flavoured soft drink.[30]

While coachingAalesunds FK,he appeared in the home matches of tier five club Fiksdal/Rekdal as a player, stating that he wished to contribute to the club with which he started his career.[5][31]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rekdal goal.
List of international goals scored by Kjetil Rekdal[32]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 1992 Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo,Norway San Marino 1–0 10–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 10–0
3 23 September 1992 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Netherlands 1–0 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 14 October 1992 Wembley Stadium,London,England England 1–1 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 28 April 1993 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Turkey 1–0 3–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 19 June 1994 RFK Stadium,Washington, D.C.,United States Mexico 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup
7 12 October 1994 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Netherlands 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
8 16 November 1994 Dinamo Stadium,Minsk,Belarus Belarus 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
9 26 April 1995 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Luxembourg 5–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
10 25 May 1995 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Ghana 1–0 3–2 Friendly
11 9 October 1996 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Hungary 1–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 2–0
13 3–0
14 27 May 1998 Molde Stadion,Molde,Norway Saudi Arabia 1–0 6–0 Friendly
15 23 June 1998 Stade Vélodrome,Marseille,France Brazil 2–1 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup
16 10 October 1998 Bežigrad Stadium,Ljubljana,Slovenia Slovenia 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
17 14 October 1998 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Albania 2–2 2–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification

Managerial statistics (all official matches)

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As of match played 9 November 2024
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Vålerenga 1 January 2001 20 August 2006 209 97 60 52 046.41 [33]
Lierse 22 November 2006 25 June 2007 28 9 6 13 032.14 [34]
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 July 2007 9 February 2008 20 4 6 10 020.00 [35]
Aalesund 5 September 2008 26 November 2012 163 73 35 55 044.79 [36]
Vålerenga 8 January 2013 31 December 2016 137 58 30 49 042.34 [37]
Start 1 June 2018 28 March 2019 21 8 4 9 038.10 [38]
HamKam 15 August 2020 31 December 2021 54 33 12 9 061.11 [39]
Rosenborg 1 January 2022 16 June 2023 47 24 11 12 051.06 [40]
AC Omonia 10 January 2024 21 February 2024 9 5 2 2 055.56 [41]
Aalesund 1 July 2024 present 16 10 1 5 062.50 [42]
Total 704 321 167 216 045.6 —

Honours

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As player

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Molde

Vålerenga

  • Norwegian Football Cup:2002
  • Norwegian First Division: 2001

As Coach

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Vålerenga

  • Eliteserien:2005
  • Norwegian Football Cup: 2002
  • Norwegian First Division: 2001

Aalesund

HamKam

  • Norwegian First Division: 2021

References

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