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Harald Sunde (footballer)

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Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1944) This article is about the Norwegian footballer. For the Chief of Defence of Norway, see Harald Sunde (general).

Harald Sunde
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-02-21) 21 February 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Position(s) Striker, midfielder
Youth career
Nidelv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1965 Nidelv
1966–1970 Rosenborg 54 (21)
1970–1972 Racing Mechelen
1972–1974 Rosenborg 45 (8)
1975–1977 Orkanger
1978 Rosenborg
1979 Rosenborg 5 (1)
International career
1963–1964 Norway U21 4 (2)
1964–1973 Norway 39 (5)
Managerial career
1975–1977 Orkanger
1983 Rosenborg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harald Sunde (born 21 February 1944) is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played for Rosenborg BK in Trondheim in three periods from 1967 to 1979, in seven seasons in the Norwegian Premier League he played 104 matches and scored 30 goals. Sunde was capped 39 times for Norway national football team and scored five goals. Sunde coached Rosenborg BK in parts of the 1983 season.

Career

Harald Sunde started his football career in Nidelv IL in Trondheim, which in the early sixties was one of the best clubs in the city. Sunde was capped for Norway junior team in 1961 and for Norway u-21 in 1963 and the Norway national football team in 1964. When Rosenborg BK in 1967 was promoted to the top division Sunde transferred to Rosenborg BK. In Rosenborg Sunde was striker together with Odd Iversen, the 1967 season was successful with league gold medals. 1968 Rosenborg came second, and earned gold medals again in 1969.

In 1970 Sunde and Iversen were both sold to Racing Mechelen in Belgium. Sunde returned to Rosenborg in 1972.

In 1975 Sunde became playing coach for Orkanger IF, and he returned to Rosenborg in 1978 when Rosenborg was in the second division. Nils Arne Eggen had taken over the role as head coach and Rosenborg managed to return to the top division after one season in the second division. In his last season 1979 Sunde played five league matches. In the eighties Sunde had different coaching roles in Rosenborg, amongst these a period as head coach in 1983.

Honours

Rosenborg BK

Personal life

He is a grandfather of Jesper Reitan-Sunde.

References

  1. "Harald Sunde – fotballspiller". 21 December 2020.
  2. "Statistics for Harald Sunde" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  3. "Statistics for Harald Sunde" (in Norwegian). Norway Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  4. "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  5. "Opplyser: Har fått kontrakt med Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). Sportsbibelen. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

External links

Rosenborg BK – managers
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