FK Tønsberg was a
football
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club from
Tønsberg
Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative ce ...
,
Norway
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, founded on 10 October 2001 as a cooperation project between 20 local clubs. The new team replaced
Eik-Tønsberg in the Norwegian Second Division beginning in the
2002 season. The first player to sign for the team was Anders Skarbøvik, the former team captain. They currently play in the
Third Division.
FK Tønsberg came second in their Second Division group in
2002
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and
2003
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. In
2004 they hired experienced coach
Reine Almqvist
Rolf Reine Almqvist (born 12 April 1949) is a Swedish former professional football player and coach who played as striker.
Club career
Almqvist played for IFK Göteborg, Åtvidabergs FF, IFK Sundsvall, In 1980, he joined the Seattle Sounders ...
, won the group and was promoted to the
First Division. They were relegated after only one season. They have since fluctuated between the Second and Third Divisions.
On 1 January 2020, FK Tønsberg merged with
Eik-Tønsberg and became part of
FK Eik Tønsberg
Fotballklubben Eik Tønsberg Allianseidrettslag (formerly known as Eik-Tønsberg), is a Norwegian football club from the Eik neighborhood of Tønsberg, Vestfold. The club got its current name on 1 January 2020 after a merger with FK Tønsberg. ...
.
Head coaches
*
Steinar Skeie (2002–03)
*
Reine Almqvist
Rolf Reine Almqvist (born 12 April 1949) is a Swedish former professional football player and coach who played as striker.
Club career
Almqvist played for IFK Göteborg, Åtvidabergs FF, IFK Sundsvall, In 1980, he joined the Seattle Sounders ...
(2004–05)
*
Per Egil Swift (2006–08)
*
Tor Thodesen (2008-2010)
*Hein Irgens Henriksen (2011-)
History
:
References
External links
Official siteOseberget - Supporters
Defunct football clubs in Norway
Association football clubs disestablished in 2020
Sport in Vestfold og Telemark
Tønsberg
Association football clubs established in 2001
2001 establishments in Norway
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