Arne Erlandsen (born 20 December 1959) is a Norwegian

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and former player. He is currently the manager for Finnish team

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. During his own playing career he had relative success as a

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, having played for

Lillestrøm SK Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Lillestrøm, just outside of the capital Oslo. Lillestrøm SK is a Norwegian football club based in Lillestrøm, playing in Eliteserien. The club was founded in 1 ...

and Swedish team

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as well as 20 matches for

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. He managed another Swedish team,

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, between November 2004 and September 2006.

Coaching career

Lillestrøm SK

Arne Erlandsen took over

in 1998. His biggest achievement during this period was an unexpected silver medal in 2001, after having lost the title race to bookies favourites

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IFK Göteborg

During his two seasons in

, Erlandsen grabbed 76 points in 42 matches, an average of 1.81 points per match. This is the third best performance ever by a Norwegian manager abroad.

Ham-Kam

On 13 November 2006 Erlandsen was hired as head coach of

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, which played in the

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. On 11 June 2009 he was fired due to many losses. During his time in HamKam he managed to coach the team back into the Norwegian top flight on one occasion.

Ull/Kisa

In the middle of the 2010 season, Erlandsen was appointed by Ullensaker/Kisa as their new head coach. He saved the club from relegation to the

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this autumn, and decided to sign for another year. In 2011 Ullensaker/Kisa was promoted to 1. divisjon for the first time in the club's history. On 16 October 2011, Ull/Kisa secured promotion with a 4–1 win against

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, when

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at the same time played a 3–3 draw against KFUM Oslo, which meant that Ull/Kisa was five points ahead, with only one match left to play. In the 2012 season, Ullensaker/Kisa grabbed a qualification spot for promotion to the

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. However, Erlandsen's contract expired after the season, and was not renewed.

Moss FK

Erlandsen signed a short-term contract with

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in July 2013 to help the team avoid relegation from the

Fredrikstad FK

Erlandsen signed on a season contract with

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in May 2015 and succeeded in helping the team to avoid relegation from the 1. divisjon.

Lillestrøm SK

In September 2016 it was announced that Erlandsen were to go back to his former club

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as they were battling against relegation. After three wins, two draws, and one loss, the 57-year old from

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managed to save the spot during the last game of the season, in a 1–0 win over

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. After saving the club from relegation, Lillestrøm could finally celebrate their 100 year-anniversary in their 42nd consecutive season in the top tier of Norwegian football. Lillestrøm won the

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after defeating

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3–2 in the final. On 26 June 2018, Erlandsen was sacked after the 14th round of the 2018 season.

KuPS

In October 2019, Erlandsen was appointed manager for the Finnish champions

Honours

Club

;

: *

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(1): 1982 ; Lillestrøm Sportsklubb *

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(2): 1986, 1989 *

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(2): 1985, 2017 ;

Strømsgodset Toppfotball Strømsgodset Toppfotball is a Norwegian professional association football, football club based in Gulskogen, Drammen, that competes in the Eliteserien (football), Eliteserien. It is the elite football section of the multi-sports club Strømsgods ...

(1): 1991

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erlandsen, Arne 1959 births Living people Kniksen Award winners Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers Eliteserien players Lillestrøm SK players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Norwegian football managers Lillestrøm SK managers IFK Göteborg managers Hamarkameratene managers Ullensaker/Kisa IL managers Moss FK managers Fredrikstad FK managers Kuopion Palloseura managers Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Sweden Expatriate football managers in Finland Association football midfielders Eliteserien managers Allsvenskan managers Veikkausliiga managers People from Ullensaker Sportspeople from Viken (county)