Ståle_Stensaas
Ståle Stensaas
Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1971)
Ståle Stensaas (born 7 July 1971) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He spent the majority of his career at Rosenborg, and he is currently coaching Rosenborg's junior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ståle Stensaas | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-07-07) 7 July 1971 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Rosenborg | 85 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | Rangers | 20 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2007 | Rosenborg | 104 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Lyn | 24 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Norway | 9 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Rosenborg Junior Team | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stensaas played for the Norwegian Tippeliga side Rosenborg from 1992 to 1997. One of the highlights of his career is his super goal against Blackburn Rovers in the UEFA Champions League in 1995.[1] He was sold to Scottish club Rangers, where he scored goals against Kilmarnock in the league[2] and Falkirk in the League Cup.[3] He struggled to hold a place in the Rangers team and he returned to Rosenborg in 2000. Stensaas was sold to Lyn in the winter 2007, on a two-year contract. In the 2008 season he was on loan to Tippeligaen rivals Lillestrøm.
He has nine caps, and one goal.
After his career as professional football player ended in 2008, he started coaching Rosenborg's junior team. The team won the Norwegian junior championship in the 2009 season[4]
Stensaas has three children: Andreas, Hanne and Sophie. He is a carpenter by profession, in addition to professional footballing.
- "Ståle Stensaas" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- "Kilmarnock 0 Rangers 3". Sporting Life. 24 September 1997. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- "Rangers 4 Falkirk 1". Sporting Life. 19 August 1997. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- "RBK vant juniorcupen" (in Norwegian). Tips. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
