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

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

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 edit

  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.