Kjell "Schou'en" Schou-Andreassen (19 June 1940 – 19 November 1997) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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and one of the country's most successful

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s. He is best known as manager of the

Norway national football team The Norway national football team ( no, Norges herrelandslag i fotball, or informally ''Landslaget'') represents Norway in men's international football and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation, the governing body for football in ...

1974-1977, together with

Nils Arne Eggen Nils Arne Eggen (17 September 1941 – 19 January 2022) was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010. He is Norway's most successful clu ...

. Although he played midfield for

Viking FK Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...

(1958–59, 1964–70, 202 games), he also played for Stavanger IF (1960–61) and Sportsklubben Brann (1962–63) when they won Norwegian First Division 1963. He played one U19 game (1958). He coached

as assistant of

Sverre Andersen Sverre Andersen (9 October 1936 – 1 November 2016) was a Norwegian footballer. He made his debut for Viking FK in 1952 as a goalkeeper, and played his last game in 1971. He played a total of 482 games for Viking (262 in Norwegian league). Fo ...

(1971), and as head coach (1972), which won the club the Norwegian First Division 1972. He was national U21 team manager (1973–77) and main manager with

(1974–78). In 1977, Norway came close to qualifying for a finals for the first time since the war. The pair also took charge for the Olympics in 1987. After his time as national manager, Schou-Andreassen was coach of

Bryne FK Bryne Fotballklubb () is a professional football club in Bryne, Norway, that competes in the 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football. History Bryne has played a total of 17 seasons in the top flight of Norwegian football since thei ...

(1977–79) and

Lillestrøm Sportsklubb Lillestrøm is a municipality in Viken county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger be ...

where he took over from Joe Hooley and finished 2nd in the

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and won the Norwegian Football Cup 1981. Later, he went "home" to Viking and won the

Norwegian First Division 1982 The 1982 1. divisjon was the 38th completed season of top division football in Norway. Overview 22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. ...

. Eggen said that Schou Andreassen was the man who best represented Norwegian football for him.Report
from dagbladet.no For 15 years, Schou-Andreassen managed at the top-level of Norwegian football. He had a great deal of influence over Norwegian coaching and sport. He later built his own personnel department. Schou-Andreasen died of

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, aged only 57.

Bibliography

*''Ledelse, teamarbeid og teamutvikling i fotball og arbeidsliv'' Together with

Cato Wadel Cato Wadel (29 March 1936 − 21 April 2011) was a Norway, Norwegian social anthropologist. He was born in Oslo, but grew up in Flekkefjord. He graduated from the University of Bergen in 1966 and was hired as assistant professor at the Memorial Un ...

. 1989

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schou-Andreassen, Kjell 1940 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Stavanger Norwegian footballers Norwegian football managers Viking FK players Stavanger IF players SK Brann players Viking FK managers Norway national football team managers Bryne FK managers Lillestrøm SK managers Association football midfielders