Kjetil Rekdal

Kjetil Rekdal
Rekdal in 2006
Personal information
Full name Kjetil André Rekdal[1]
Date of birth (1968-11-06) 6 November 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Vestnes, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1979–1985 Fiksdal/Rekdal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1988 Molde 75 (25)
1988–1990 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 (0)
1990–1996 Lierse 181 (71)
1994Molde (loan) 8 (4)
1996–1997 Rennes 31 (2)
1997–2000 Hertha BSC 64 (4)
2000–2004 Vålerenga 116 (21)
Total 484 (127)
International career
1984 Norway U15 2 (0)
1985 Norway U16 3 (1)
1986 Norway U17 5 (8)
1985 Norway U19 7 (3)
1987–1989 Norway U21 11 (3)
1987–2000 Norway 83 (17)
Managerial career
2001–2006 Vålerenga
2006–2007 Lierse
2007–2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2008–2012 Aalesund
2013–2017 Vålerenga
2018–2019 Start
2020–2021 Hamarkameratene
2022–2023 Rosenborg
2024 AC Omonia
2024– Aalesund
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kjetil André Rekdal (born 6 November 1968) is a Norwegian football manager and a former player.[2] He was most recently the manager of Cypriot club AC Omonia.

Rekdal began his playing career in Molde FK, playing afterwards for clubs in the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Belgian Pro League.[3] Playing as a midfielder during his time as a player, his 83 caps with the Norway national team makes him the seventh most capped player in the team's history.[4]

Rekdal previously managed Vålerenga from 2000 to 2006, during which he won both the cup and league title. He has also been in charge of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Lierse and Aalesund.[5] During his time at Aalesund, the club earned two cup titles and saw a period of success previously unmatched in their history, which was attributed to Rekdal.

  1. ^ Retrieved on 20 November 2020. Kjetil Rekdal at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ "Kjetil Rekdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (5 February 2020). "Kjetil André Rekdal - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ Søfting, Thomas (13 December 2012). "Norway - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference nrk.no was invoked but never defined (see the help page).