Gunnar Halle
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gunnar Halle[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 August 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Larvik, Norway | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hønefoss (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Nesjar | |||
Larvik Turn | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1990 | Lillestrøm | 128 | (12) |
1991–1996 | Oldham Athletic | 188 | (17) |
1994 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 3 | (1) |
1996–1999 | Leeds United | 70 | (4) |
1999–2002 | Bradford City | 83 | (1) |
2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Lillestrøm | 32 | (1) |
Total | 509 | (36) | |
International career | |||
1987–1999 | Norway | 64 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2004 |
Aurskog/Finstadbru (player/coach) | ||
2005–2006 | Lillestrøm (assistant) | ||
2006–2008 | Viking (assistant) | ||
2009 |
Lyn (assistant) | ||
2009–2010 |
Lyn | ||
2010 | Molde (assistant) | ||
2012 | Norway women (assistant) | ||
2013 | Strømmen (assistant) | ||
2023– | Hønefoss | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gunnar Halle (born 11 August 1965) is a Norwegian
Halle played professionally in England and for the Norwegian national team. In total he was capped 64 times and scored five international goals, including a memorable hat-trick against San Marino, and was included in the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Playing career
Born in Larvik, Halle started his youth career in local club Nesjar.[2]
Halle started his
In the spring of 1991 he was sold to Oldham Athletic for £280,000, where he played over 200 matches and is regarded as one of the club's finest players during their Premiership days. He remains Oldham's most capped player, playing 25 times for Norway in his time there.
Halle joined
He spent a further three seasons at Bradford City, scoring twice against Darlington in the League Cup[3] and Portsmouth in the league.[4] A brief spell with Wolverhampton Wanderers concluded his stay in England. He returned to Norway with Lillestrøm in the summer of 2002.
Halle played one and a half seasons for Lillestrøm.
International career
In 1987 Halle made his debut for the Norwegian national team. He represented Norway in both the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup's.
In total he was capped 64 times for Norway and scored five international goals, including a memorable hat-trick against San Marino.
Coaching career
Halle rounding off his playing career and began his coaching career as player-coach for Norwegian Third Division side
In the
In December 2008, he moved to
In February 2012, Halle was named as the new assistant coach of the Norway women's national football team under Eli Landsem.[8] In 2013, he moved to Strømmen IF.[2] Since 2015 he has been manager of various Norwegian FA youth teams from under 15s to under 19s. In December 2022, he was appointed head coach of Hønefoss.[9]
Honours
- Lillestrøm SK
- 1985
- 1986
- Oldham Athletic
- English Second Division Champions: 1990–91
- 1993–94
References
- ^ "Gunnar Halle" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b Bergem, Anne Christine (18 January 2013). "Gunnar Halle" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Bradford steamroller past Darlington". BBC. 25 September 2000. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Bradford 3-1 Portsmouth". BBC. 12 January 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Gunnar Halle fysisk trener i Lyn" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
- ^ "Halle ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Lyn Oslo. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Bøthun, Gunnar; Bakkehaug, Wegard (30 June 2010). "Lyn slår seg selv konkurs". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- Football Association of Norway. Archived from the originalon 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Gunnar Halle tar over Hønefoss". NRK (in Norwegian). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
- Gunnar Halle at Soccerbase
- Gunnar Halle at National-Football-Teams.com