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Steffen Hagen
Steffen Hagen (born 8 March 1986) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien side Odd. With 354 top division appearances, Hagen has made the seventh-highest number of appearances in Eliteserien. During his professional career, Hagen has never been sent off or been suspended. He has been capped several times playing for his country at youth international level, including 20 caps for the Norwegian under-21 team, and in January 2012 Hagen made his debut for Norway national football team. Club career Early career Hagen was born in Kristiansand but lived in Madagascar, where his parents were missionaries, for five years. He did not start to play organized football before he moved back to Norway as a 15-year-old, and joined the local club Vigør. Hagen transferred to the then second tier team Mandalskameratene ahead of the 2004-season. A half-year later, he was a first team regular and the 18-year-old became captain when André Herfindal was injured. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation of the municipalities of Søgne and Songdalen into the greater Kristiansand municipality. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway counts four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 () in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs: Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen, which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand with a population of 5,200; Lund, the second largest borough; Søgne, with a population of around 12,000 and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thomas Hale 'On Being a Missionary' 2003, William Carey Library Pub, . In the Bible translations into Latin, Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus, Jesus Christ says the word when he sends the disciples into areas and commands them to preach the gospel in his name. The term is most commonly used in reference to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology. The word ''mission'' originated in 1598 when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin (nominative case, nom. ), meaning 'act of sending' or , meaning 'to send'. By religion Buddhist missions The first Buddhist missionaries were called "Dharma Bhanaks", and some see a missionary charge in the symbolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Norwegian First Division
The 2008 1. divisjon season (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) began on 5 April 2008 and ended on 1 November 2008. In 2009, the number of teams in the top tier, Tippeligaen, will expand from fourteen to sixteen. Therefore, 2008 was a transitional season, in which more teams were promoted to the top flight, and less teams relegated to the 2. divisjon, than usual. Automatic promotion was awarded to the teams finishing in the top three places in the standings. Only the two teams at the bottom of the standings were relegated to the 2. divisjon, as opposed to the regular four. The three clubs relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2007 were Odd Grenland, Start and Sandefjord. At the conclusion of the season, all three had managed to secure promotion, with Odd Grenland being confirmed as champions of the 1. divisjon after defeating Start 3–2 in the penultimate round. Sandnes Ulf and Hødd were relegated to the 2. divisjon after finishing in fifteenth and sixteenth pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergensavisen
''Bergensavisen'' (lit. "the Bergen newspaper"), usually shortened to ''BA'', is the second largest newspaper in Bergen, Norway. The paper is published in tabloid format. The newspaper's webpage ba.no is Bergen's largest local newspaper webpage. In 2006, ''Bergensavisen'' had a daily circulation of 30,719 on Monday to Saturday, and 29,782 on Sundays. Approximately 108,000 read the paper every day. Pre-history ''Bergensavisen'' had a predecessor in Arbeidervennen, founded by the Danish trade unionist Sophus Pihl in 1885. When he died in 1888, a group of trade unionists and idealists continued his work. The newspaper ''Arbeidet'', started as a daily in December 1893. They sold their newspaper to Bergens Arbeiderparti, the local affiliation of the Norwegian Labour Party in 1905. However, the Labour Party went through two party splits in the 1920s. As the Labour Party joined Comintern in 1919, a group broke away in 1921 to form the Social Democratic Labour Party. This group foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Bodø/Glimt
Fotballklubben Bodø/Glimt () is a Norwegian professional football club from the town of Bodø that currently plays in Eliteserien, the Norwegian top division. The club was founded in 1916 and is frequently referred to by its original club name, "''Glimt''". Bodø/Glimt are the reigning champions in Norway after winning 2021 Eliteserien. They also have won the now defunct Northern Norwegian Cup nine times, Norwegian Cup twice, the Norwegian top division twice, in 2020 and in 2021, and finished second in 1977, 1993, 2003, and 2019. They were the first team from northern Norway to win a national title by winning the cup in 1975, and also the first team from the region to win the national league. Glimt is known for the yellow kits and the huge yellow toothbrushes that the supporters carry to the matches — a supporter symbol from the 1970s. After being promoted to the top flight ahead of the 2018 season, the club has experienced the greatest success in its history, winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Fevang
Morten Fevang (born 6 March 1975) is a retired Norwegian professional football player. Club career He came to OB from Odd Grenland, and on 28 May 2007 he announced a move home to Odd at the beginning of the summer transfer window. International career On 25 May 2009, he was selected by Egil "Drillo" Olsen Egil Roger Olsen (born 22 April 1942), nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian football manager and former footballer. He is best known as a highly successful manager of the Norway national football team. He has since been manager of the Iraq national ... to be a part of the Norwegian national team for the first time, at the age of 34. He made his debut in a 0–2 loss away to Netherlands in a world cup qualifier. This became his only appearance for the national team. Career statistics References External links OB profile * * 1975 births Living people People from Vestfold Sportspeople from Sandefjord Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Tippeligaen ...
The 2007 Tippeligaen was the 63rd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 9 April 2007. Originally scheduled to end on 4 November, the last round was moved to Saturday 3 November 2007, due to Rosenborg’s Champions League participation. Discipline Player *Most yellow cards: 7 ** Lars Iver Strand (Tromsø) *Most red cards: 3 ** Frode Kippe (Lillestrøm) Club *Most yellow cards: 53 **Sandefjord *Most red cards: 6 **Lillestrøm Attendances SourceVG Nett/small> See also * 2007 1. divisjon Notes {{2007–08 in European football (UEFA) Eliteserien seasons 1 Norway Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vålerenga Fotball
Vålerenga Fotball () is a Norwegian association football club from Oslo and a part of the multi-sport club Vålerengens IF. Founded in 1913, the club is named after the neighbourhood of Vålerenga. Vålerenga's home ground is Intility Arena, located in Valle-Hovin. Vålerenga are five-time league champions and four-time Norwegian Football Cup champions, having last won the league in 2005 Tippeligaen, 2005 and the cup in 2008 Norwegian Football Cup, 2008. History Early days (1913–45) The history of Vålerenga Fotball goes back to ''Fotballpartiet Spark'', which was founded in 1898 by pastor Hans Møller Gasmann. An early mission for Gasmann was to give the local youth social activity and exercise. On a larger scale, the club was part of the movement known as Muscular Christianity. A successor to this football club, ''Idrettslaget Spring'', was founded on 29 July 1913 by a group of teenage factory workers. A year later, the club changed its name to ''Vaalerengens Idrættsf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Tippeligaen
The 2006 Tippeligaen was the 62nd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on April 9, 2006 and ended on November 5, 2006. Rosenborg became champions on October 29, with one round to go, by defeating Viking at home. The other main contenders for the title were Brann and Lillestrøm, the former securing their place as runners-up on the same day. Rosenborg won their twentieth league title. Notable events * Tromsø installed artificial turf at their home ground Alfheim stadion during the summer break. * Tom Nordlie was sacked as coach of Start in July and was replaced by Stig Inge Bjørnebye. * Ivar Morten Normark was sacked as coach of Tromsø in July, and was replaced by Steinar Nilsen in August. * Rosenborg's coach Per-Mathias Høgmo took two months of sick leave from July 27. Assistant Knut Tørum served as caretaker manager. * Kjetil Rekdal resigned as coach of Vålerenga on August 21, following the club's exit from the Norwegian Cup. Rekdal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fædrelandsvennen
''Fædrelandsvennen'' is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway. It covers the southernmost part of the country, ( Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristiansand). History and profile ''Fædrelandsvennen'' was established by Petrus Emilius Johanssen and Ole Christian Tangen in 1875. It is owned by the Norwegian based Schibsted ASA and has its headquarters in Kristiansand. Eivind Ljøstad was appointed editor-in-chief of the paper in 2010. It was ''Fædrelandsvennen'' which first reported on 29 December 1999 the relationship of Crown Prince of Norway with his future wife, Mette-Marit. On 16 September 2006 ''Fædrelandsvennen'' was switched from broadsheet to tabloid format. On 14 May 2012, the newspaper introduced paid content Paid content is content on the Internet – such as text, graphics, video and downloads – which is paid for. Paid content is usually copyrighted. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Sandstø
Arne Sandstø (born 21 October 1966) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. Sandstø made seven appearances in Germany's 2. Bundesliga for Tennis Borussia Berlin during his playing career. Managerial career Under Sandstø's leadership Odd Grenland performed consistently in the top flight until the club was relegated in 2007. Sandstø also led Odd to their first Norwegian cup victory in 69 years, in 2000. Since 2008, Sandstø has been the head coach of clubs at the second level of Norwegian football. In 2008, he led IK Start to promotion. In 2010, he led Løv-Ham, who were struggling financially, to a surprising spot in the play-offs. In both 2011 and 2012, he led Sandefjord Fotball to third place and narrowly missed promotion. In 2016, he led FK Jerv Fotballklubben Jerv is a Norwegian football club from Grimstad. ''Jerv'' is the Norwegian name for wolverine. They currently play in the Eliteserien. History The club was founded in 1921, as Vestergatens FK, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odd Grenland
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric. Odd may also refer to: Acronym * ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing XML schemas * Oodnadatta Airport (IATA: ODD), South Australia * Oppositional defiant disorder, a mental disorder characterized by anger-guided, hostile behavior * Operational due diligence * Operational Design Domain (ODD) in case of autonomous cars * Optical disc drive * ''ODD'', a 2007 play by Hal Corley about a teenager with oppositional defiant disorder Mathematics * Even and odd numbers, an integer is odd if dividing by two does not yield an integer * Even and odd functions, a function is odd if ''f''(−''x'') = −''f''(''x'') for all ''x'' * Even and odd permutations, a permutation of a finite set is odd if it is composed of an odd number of transpositions Ships * HNoMS ''Odd'', a Storm-class patrol boat of the Royal N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
