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Øystein Hesjedal
Personal information
Full name Øystein Myklebust Hesjedal
Date of birth (1980-07-17) 17 July 1980 (age 43)
Position(s) defender
Youth career
Kvernbit
–1999 Åsane
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2000–2001 Åsane
2001Kaupanger (loan)
2002–2004 Sogndal 12 (0)
2006–2007 Kvernbit
2008 Stryn
2009 Åsane
2010 Øystese
2013–2015 Kvernbit
Managerial career
2011 Øystese (assistant)
2013–2015 Kvernbit
2020– Stryn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Øystein Hesjedal (born 17 July 1980) is a retired Norwegian football defender.

He hails from Frekhaug. [1] He moved to the city to play junior football, and was drafted into Åsane's senior team from their junior team ahead of the 2000 season. [2] He moved to Sogndalsfjøra to study, and was loaned out to local club Kaupanger IL. After half a season there, he retired, but in the spring of 2002 he talked himself into training with Sogndal's B team, and in the summer of 2002 he made his first-team debut in Sogndal. [3] After playing in the 2002 Norwegian Football Cup he also played one 2002 Eliteserien game. He left after the 2004 season and 12 Eliteserien games. [4]

It was stated that Hesjedal became an assistant coach of Kaupanger's women's team. [5] After a couple of seasons in Kvernbit he moved back to Sogn and Stryn in 2008. [6] A comeback in Åsane in 2009 followed, [7] then a transfer to Øystese. [8] He became assistant coach here in 2011. [9] In 2013 he joined Trond Egil Soltvedt in restarting Kvernbit's team, which had previously fallen apart. [10] He coached Kvernbit until mid-2015, when he moved to Stryn. [11] Ahead of the 2020 season he also became head coach of Stryn.

References

  1. ^ Hove, Hermod (2 July 2000). "Stian og strilene banket Strømmen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 15.
  2. ^ Langeland, Stein (23 November 1999). "Tenker langsiktig". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 17.
  3. ^ Tomasgard, Jørn-Arne (13 June 2002). "La opp i Åsane, debuterte for Sogndal i går". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ Øystein Hesjedal at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ "Notiser". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 20 October 2004. p. 28.
  6. ^ "Hesjedal klar for Stryn". Fjordingen (in Norwegian). 4 April 2008. p. 7.
  7. ^ Taule, Magnar (11 April 2009). "Løftes av nykommere". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 32.
  8. ^ "Ny mann til Øystese". Hordaland Folkeblad (in Norwegian). 22 December 2009. p. 4.
  9. ^ Soldal, Åsmund (5 April 2011). "Startar med stor sjølvtillit". Hordaland Folkeblad (in Norwegian). p. 12.
  10. ^ "Soltvedt gjør comeback". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 14 November 2012. p. 42.
  11. ^ Moen, Håvard Brakstad (15 December 2015). "Ny Kvernbit-trenar klar". Strilen (in Norwegian). p. 22.