Ole Hjelmhaug (born 27 May 1976) is a retired
Norwegian football defender and later manager.
He played two periods for
Sogndal
Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages i ...
and one for
Bryne, and was capped on most youth levels for Norway.
Hjelmhaug started a coaching career in 2010, being hired in
Stord IL
Stord Idrettslag is a sports club located in Stord, Norway. The club was founded as Stord Turn og idrettslag (Stord T&IL) on 30 March 1914, and today it has sections for athletics, basketball, gymnastics, handball, football, orienteering, volleyb ...
. In 2012 he rejoined Bryne as assistant manager, being promoted to manager in 2016. He was sacked in 2018. In September 2020 he was hired by
Ålgård FK.
References
1976 births
Living people
Norwegian men's footballers
Sogndal Fotball players
Bryne FK players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Men's association football defenders
Norway men's youth international footballers
Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Norwegian football managers
People from Lærdal
Footballers from Vestland
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