Bjørnar Pettersen Holmvik (born 2 June 1985) is a Norwegian

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coach and former player. As a player, Holmvik played as a defender and winger. He is currently head coach at Vidar. He played for Stabæk from 2003 to 2008 and for

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has played in the first tier of Norwegian football for 67 out of 80 seasons, the second most of any club. They play their hom ...

from 2009 to 2011.Stabæk profile
SK Brann did not wish to renew Bjørnar Holmvik's contract and he went on to sign with newly promoted Tippeliga-club

Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...

. On 28 July he signed a contract with the Swedish club

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. In 2015, he joined

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. Seeing through his two-year contract, in 2017 he went on to third-tier club

FK Vidar FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest level in the Norwegian football league system. Club history The club was founded on 18 April 1906. FK Vidar played their ...

. In July 2018, Holmvik returned to Sandnes Ulf. After the end of the 2019 season, Holmvik retired as player and became head coach of 3. divisjon club Vidar. After the 2020. 3. divisjon was cancelled because of the

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, Holmvik played his first Vidar match as a substitute in the second round of the 2021 Norwegian Football Cup.

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Norway

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(runner-up)

References

1985 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Stabæk Fotball players SK Brann players Sandnes Ulf players Kalmar FF players Fredrikstad FK players Bryne FK players FK Vidar players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian Second Division players Allsvenskan players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian football managers FK Vidar managers {{Norway-footy-defender-stub