Gunnar Talsethagen (15 March 1931 − 11 December 2021) was a Norwegian author and former

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player, football coach and lecturer. As an active player, Talsethagen spent most of his entire career at Molde FK. He grew up in

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

Coaching career

Gunnar Talsethagen had three spells as head coach at Molde FK between 1956 and 1968. His first season as coach, he was still playing and shared the responsibilities with co-head coach

Arne Legernes Arne Legernes (18 May 1931 – 14 August 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, who played as a midfielder. He played for Molde, making his senior debut in 1948. His brothers Odd, Bjørn and Tore also played for the club. Because of electrical en ...

throughout the 1956–57 season. In 1959, he began his second spell as Molde's head coach. He was replaced by Ulf Møller in 1962, but was back as head coach in 1963. Molde, a third tier club at the time, were led by Talsethagen until the end of the 1968 season. During his third and final spell as Molde's head coach, Talsethagen managed the team in a total of 102 matches and won 59 of them.

Career as writer

In 2000, Talsethagen's book ''Gatelangs i Molde'' was published. The book contains stories about streets and roads in the municipality of Molde.

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talsethagen, Gunnar 1931 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Molde Footballers from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian men's footballers Norwegian writers Molde FK players Molde FK managers Norwegian football managers Men's association football players not categorized by position