Svein Hammerø

Svein Hammerø
Personal information
Full name Svein Kåre Hammerø
Date of birth (1947-11-10) 10 November 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966-1973 Viking 121 (32)
1974-1978 Vard
1979 Stord
1980-1981 Trio
International career
1969-1973 Norway U21 14 (1)
1972 Norway 1 (0)
Managerial career
1975-1977 Vard (player-manager)
1979 Stord (player-manager)
1980-1981 Trio (player-manager)
1982 Start
1983-1985 Vard
1986-1988 Djerv 1919
1990-1992 Vard
2003 FK Haugesund (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Svein Hammerø (born 10 November 1947) is a Norwegian former footballer.[1]

Hammerø was born in Stavanger, and grew up in nearby Tananger. He was a striker in his early years, later a midfielder, who made his senior debut for Viking in 1966. He played eight seasons for Viking where he won the Norwegian League in 1972 and 1973.[2]

A teacher by profession, Hammerø moved to Haugesund in 1974 where he joined Vard and was appointed player-manager in 1975. As manager of Vard, he guided the club to the 1975 Norwegian Cup final and also gained promotion to the top division for the first time in the club's history.

At international level, Hammerø had been a regular for Norway Under-21 in his younger days, but only played once for Norway's full national team: the 0-9 defeat against the Netherlands in 1972, which is tied for Norway's heaviest defeat since 1945.[3][4]

Hammerø ended his playing career in the lower divisions as player-manager of Stord and Trio. In 1982, he was appointed manager of first-tier club Start, but left the club after one season. He also guided Djerv 1919 to the club's first and only season in the top flight in 1988. He has also had two additional spells in charge of his old club Vard. In 2003, he was assistant manager for FK Haugesund.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Svein Hammerø". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ Hammerø, Svein, Viking FK (archived). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Svein Hammerø". Norway Football Association. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ Netherlands v Norway, 1 November 1972, EU-Football. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ Svein Hammerø til FK Haugesund, NRK (1 October 2002). Retrieved 26 September 2023.


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