Knut Kjartan Tørum (born 16 August 1971) is a Norwegian

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coach. He is a former manager for

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, leading the team to the Tippeliga play-off's in 2005. He is also a former assistant coach for

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. In August 2006,

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took a two-month sick leave from

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as its head football coach; Tørum (at the time the club's assistant coach) took over as substitute head-coach. Rosenborg was very successful under his guidance starting with a club record eight consecutive game wins and earned Tørum the title coach of the month for August and October 2006. Despite Tørums success, Rosenborg announced that Høgmo would return to his job after the season. Rosenborg led in league competition that season earning gold medals. On 31 October, Høgmo decided to retire as Rosenborg head coach. Tørum was offered the job as new head coach in Rosenborg, accepted and would eventually be named coach of the year for 2006. The 2006 season success was not replicated in the 2007 season, but Rosenborg managed to qualify for the

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where the club impressed in the group stage with a 1-1 draw away against

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and beating

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2-0 twice. Tørum resigned the day after the latter match against Valencia. Tørum was appointed as head-coach of

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in December 2008. He resigned this position 22 June 2011, hours before a cup match against

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. After leaving his job at Start, Tørum and his family wanted to stay in

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, and in December 2011 he got a non-football job in Kristiansand. In January 2013, he was appointed as Tor Ole Skullerud's assistant coach of the Norway under-21 team. He has his education from the

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Honours

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Coach of the Month: August 2006, October 2006 * Kniksen Award Coach of the Year:

References

1971 births Living people Norwegian football managers Kniksen Award winners Rosenborg BK managers Norwegian School of Sport Sciences alumni Sportspeople from Bergen IK Start managers Moss FK managers Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Arendal Fotball managers Eliteserien managers {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub