Knut Aga Jr.
Knut Aga (born 4 January 1971) is a retired Norwegian football striker and defender.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 January 1971 | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) |
forward defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Rælingen | |||
–1988 | Strømmen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Strømmen | ||
1992 | Bryne | ||
1993–1996 | Vålerenga | ||
1997–1998 | Lyn | 23 | (1) |
1999–2000 | Sørumsand | ||
Managerial career | |||
2005–2006 | Skedsmo | ||
2007–2009 | Lørenskog | ||
2010 | Skedsmo | ||
2011 | Fet | ||
2016–2017 | Skedsmo | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played youth football for Rælingen and Strømmen,[1][2] and was drafted into Strømmen's senior team in 1989.[3] Ahead of the 1992 season he transferred to Bryne,[4] but already in 1993 he went on to Vålerenga.[5] He became the club's top goalscorer in 1994 with 8 goals, but was repositioned as a full back.
In 1997 he joined Lyn, but never became a regular.[6] He rounded off his career in lowly Sørumsand IF[7] and later turned to coaching.
After a successful run as head coach of Skedsmo FK, securing two promotions, Aga went on to coach Lørenskog IF in 2007 whence he resigned in the autumn of 2009.[8] He returned to Skedsmo ahead of the 2010 season, but resigned in the summer of 2010 for personal reasons.[9][10][11] Ahead of the 2011 season he signed on to Fet IL, but resigned already in May 2011, again citing personal reasons.[12][13] Aga rejoined Skedsmo ahead of the 2016 season.[14]
References
- "Tap for alle "gjengangerne"". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 5 August 1985. p. 10.
- "Norway Cup-finaler på Bislett lørdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 6 August 1988.
- Nesbø, Knut (13 January 1989). "Frigg vinterens vinnere!". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 4.
- "Fotball: Bryne sikrer seg nye spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 October 1991.
- Risvand, Nils Eivind (28 April 1993). "Foran seriestart: Gjeldfri VIF satser på ungdommen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 22.
- "Knut jr. Aga som Lynspiller" (in Norwegian). Lynhistorie. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- Knut Aga Jr. at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Holterhuset, Martin (23 September 2009). "Nye hovedtrenere". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 31.
- Vestgård, Fredrik (27 June 2012). "Poengsnittet det lukter opprykk av". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 24.
- Vestgård, Fredrik (28 June 2012). "Trakk seg av personlige årsaker". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 23.
- Vestgård, Fredrik (18 October 2010). "Skedsmo sikret ny kontrakt". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 27.
- "Knut Aga jr. klar som Fet-trener". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 3 January 2011. p. 24.
- "Har trukket seg som Fet-trener". Indre Akershus Blad (in Norwegian). 20 May 2011. p. 22.
- "Trenerskifter i lokalfotballen". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 11 December 2015. p. 26.