Jørgen_Isnes
Jørgen Isnes
Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1979)
Jørgen Isnes (born 30 August 1979) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Eliteserien club Strømsgodset.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jørgen Isnes | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-08-30) 30 August 1979 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strømsgodset (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2003 | Skeid | 58 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Manglerud Star (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2004–2012 | Lørenskog | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Lørenskog (player-coach) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Lørenskog | ||
| 2015–2016 | KFUM (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2022 | KFUM | ||
| 2023– | Strømsgodset | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Isnes began his senior career at Skeid and made his debut in the Eliteserien for Skeid away against Molde in July 1997. The following seasons, Isnes played for Skeid in the Eliteserien until 2003 when he went on loan to Manglerud Star. Before the 2004 season, he transferred to Lørenskog in the Norwegian Second Division where he later became captain. In 2009, he became a player-manager and he retired after the 2012 season.[1][2][3][4]
Lørenskog
Isnes was a player-coach Lørenskog for several seasons and continued as a coach after his retirement and remained at the club until 2014.[1]
KFUM-Kameratene
In 2015, Isnes was appointed as an assistant coach for KFUM Oslo and after two seasons as an assistant coach he became head coach in 2016, despite interest from other clubs. Prior to his appointment as head coach, the team had been relegated from the first division.[5]
In his first season as head coach, Isnes led his team to a 7th-place finish in the second division and the following season led his team a 2nd-place finish and a qualification for the first division. After wins over Fredrikstad and Åsane, the team were promoted to the first division.[6]
In 2019, Osnes led the team to a 4th-place finish in the first division and were allowed to play for a qualification to the Eliteserien but lost to Start. After his success with KFUM, Isnes became a sought after coach for several Eliteserien clubs and was linked to become the coach of Odd.[6]
Osnes continued at KFUM and after finishing 8th in 2020, it was a 5th-place finish that gave a new opportunity to be promoted to the Eliteserien in 2021. After knocking out Sogndal and Fredrikstad, a match against Jerv which went to a penalty shootout saw KFUM's opportunity for promotion lost. Isnes later rejected both Sarpsborg and Hamarkameratene who were looking for a new head coach. He also turned down an assistant coach role in Molde, instead preferring to continue at KFUM.[7][8][9]
Strømsgodset
On 14 December 2022, Isnes was hired to become head coach of Eliteserien club Strømsgodset, his first coaching role in the Eliteserien.[10][11] His first Eliteserien game in charge was a 1–0 victory over Aalesund.[12]
Isnes has been a supporter of Liverpool F.C. since he was a child and has named Jürgen Klopp as an inspiration to him.[13]
- "Nå er Strømsgodsets nye trener klar – Isnes ut 2025-sesongen". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- Fotballforbund, Norges. "Jørgen Isnes - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- "Jørgen Isnes". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- KFUM-trener Jørgen Isnes, retrieved 2023-07-30
- "Isnes ny sjef i KFUM/Oslo". Nordstrands Blad (in Norwegian). 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- "KFUM-suksessen Isnes kunne blitt Odd-trener – var i flere møter". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- "Jerv til finale i eliteseriekvalifiseringen – slo KFUM i straffedrama". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- "Isnes sier han droppet samtaler med HamKam og Sarpsborg: – Folk vil sikkert stusse litt". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- "TAKKET NEI TIL TO ELITESERIE-KLUBBER: – JEG STORTRIVES". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- "Jørgen Isnes ny hovedtrener". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- "Jørgen Isnes er Strømsgodsets nye hovedtrener: – En drøm". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- "Kaptein Valsvik sikret drømmedebut for Isnes – Godset vant 1-0 hjemme over Aalesund". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- AS, TV 2 (2023-02-16). "- Noen vil påstå at jeg har vært en klovn". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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