Kjell Inge Olsen (born 26 September 1961 in

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

) is a former head scout and manager at Viking FK. In 2003, Kjell Inge Olsen took over as manager of Viking, and that season finished fifth in the league. During Olsen's time in charge, the team also played their last game at

Stavanger stadion Stavanger Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Stavanger, Norway. It was used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosted the home matches of Viking FK. The stadium opened on 13 August 1917, and was able to hold 17,555 people at the e ...

against Stabæk in their last home page that autumn. At the beginning of the 2004 season, Viking moved to a new stadium in Jåttåvågen,

Viking Stadion Viking Stadion (currently named SR-Bank Arena for sponsorship purposes), is a football stadium in Stavanger, Norway. It was inaugurated in May 2004 and cost 160 million NOK (€20 million) to build. 50 million NOK, plus the lot it was built on, was ...

. Viking faltered in Olsen's first season as a manager, and opened the season with a 0-4 defeat to Tromsø which spelt the end of his management career. He resigned "for personal reasons" but failed to find another management job. On 9 August 2007, he was presented as the new head scout, while

Svein Fjælberg Svein Fjælberg (born 12 January 1959) is a Norwegian former football defender. He played 11 seasons for the Norwegian club Viking, where he won the league twice as well as two cup titles. Fjælberg was capped 33 times for Norway. After his reti ...

also remained on the scouting staff.News article at Viking-fk.no
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