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Eirik Horneland
Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1975)
Eirik Horneland (born 14 March 1975) is a Norwegian football manager and former player who is the manager of Eliteserien club Brann. He played as a defender and spent most of his playing years at Vard Haugesund before finishing his career at Haugesund. After retiring as a player, Horneland moved into coaching, first as an assistant manager at Haugesund, before becoming the coach of the Norway national under-19 football team.
Horneland returned to Haugesund as manager in 2016, where strong league finishes earned him a move to Rosenborg in 2019. Horneland resigned from his position after a run of poor results and became assistant manager at Brann in 2020. He was later promoted to head coach and won the Norwegian Football Cup with the club in 2023. Horneland's current contract with Brann runs until the end of the 2025 season.[1]