Morten Jensen (football coach)
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Morten Christoffer Jensen (born 9 March 1980) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Eliteserien club Viking FK.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Morten Christoffer Jensen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1980-03-09) 9 March 1980 (age 44)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Tananger, Norway | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Viking (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1992 | Havørn | ||
1992–1998 | Vidar | ||
1998–1999 | Viking | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Dowling Golden Lions | (72) | |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Vidar | ||
2003–2004 | Havørn | ||
2007 | Stavanger IF | ||
2008–2010 | Vidar | ||
2010–2012 | Brodd | 10 | (5) |
2013–2016 | Havørn | 33 | (21) |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2016 | Havørn | ||
2017 | Vidar | ||
2018–2020 | Viking (assistant) | ||
2021– | Viking | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jensen played youth football at Havørn, Vidar and Viking, before starting his senior career with Vidar. After a couple of years at the club, he joined the Dowling Golden Lions in 2003. He stayed in the US for four years, and then he returned to Norway to join Stavanger IF in 2007. He later had another spell at Vidar and a spell at Brodd, before becoming player-coach of his youth club Havørn. Ahead of the 2017 season, he became head coach of Vidar, and from 2018 to 2020 he was an assistant coach at Viking.