Ivar Morten Normark (born 27 May 1963, in

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) is a Norwegian football

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and former player. His most recent head coaching job was at

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in the

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. Normark resigned from this position at the end of the 2013 season. Normark led Aalesund to both promotion to, and relegation from the

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twice. After the last relegation in 2005, Normark was fired from his job, but was quickly snapped up by

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. His stay in Tromsø was not very successful, and on 26 July 2006, he was sacked after only seven months in the manager's chair. In October 2006 he agreed to take over the

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. As an active player, Normark had his best years at Bodø/Glimt, where he won the

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and silver medals in

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in 1993. He also played in the top division for Brann, and for his hometown side Mjølner. He also had a short stay in French football where he played for

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. In the summer of 1994 he left BOdø/Glimt and joined

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, finishing his career there. Normark is known for his flippant statements in the media. For example, when asked the question of what his ambitions for Aalesund was, Normark replied "world domination". Normark settled at

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. In 2018 he was elected to chair the board of directors in Hødd.

References

1963 births Living people People from Narvik Norwegian footballers Association football forwards FK Mjølner players FK Bodø/Glimt players SK Brann players Stade Français (association football) players Ligue 2 players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France Norwegian football managers Aalesunds FK managers Tromsø IL managers Norwegian sports executives and administrators IL Hødd non-playing staff {{norway-footy-forward-stub