Jørgen Neumann (born 2 January 1966) is a
Norwegian
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football manager and former defender.
Hailing from
Råholt,
he made his debut for
Eidsvold Turn as a teenager. Spending almost his entire career in Eidsvold Turn, he achieved the club record of 295 appearances across all competitions.
The record stood until 2007. In 1995 he took one season in
Kongsvinger
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, playing 22
Eliteserien
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games.
After a period as player-manager of
Bjerke, which he led to promotion to the
1998 2. Divisjon, he took over
Grindvoll IL in 2001 and guided them to promotion to the
2002 2. Divisjon. Following the immediate relegation he resigned.
[ He eventually rejoined Eidsvold Turn as a part of the coaching team. In 2009 he joined ]Ullensaker/Kisa IL
Ullensaker/Kisa IL, commonly referred to as Ull/Kisa, is a Norwegian sports club from Jessheim in Ullensaker. Founded in 1894, it has sections for association football, team handball and athletics.
General history
The club was founded on 15 De ...
as assistant coach, staying for one season.[
]
References
1966 births
Living people
Norwegian men's footballers
People from Eidsvoll
Footballers from Akershus
Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian football managers
Norwegian schoolteachers
Men's association football defenders
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