Odd-Karl Stangnes (born 28 October 1968) is a

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football coach and former player, who was most recently the manager for Stjørdals-Blink. He has previously managed Swedish sides

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and

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. A defender during his active career, Stangnes played for two clubs in the

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Playing career

Hailing from

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, his career began in

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, where he played from 1985 to 1996 except for the season 1991 when he played in

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and the seasons 1994-95 in

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. He then played in the

with Bodø/Glimt and

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, and in the First Division (second tier) with Lyn,

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(on loan) and

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. His last club was

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, which he left midway through the 2007 season.

References

1968 births Living people People from Skjervøy Norwegian men's footballers Strømmen IF players FK Bodø/Glimt players Lyn Fotball players FK Lofoten players Ullensaker/Kisa IL players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian football managers Norwegian expatriate football managers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Troms og Finnmark {{Norway-footy-defender-stub