Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen

Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
Personal information
Full name Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
Date of birth (1967-05-26) 26 May 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Flisa, Norway
Team information
Current team
 Mjøndalen (director of sports)
Managerial career
Years Team
2009–2013 Strømsgodset (assistant)
2015–2016 Strømsgodset
2016–2017 Strømsgodset (assistant)
2017 Fredrikstad (interim)
2018–2019 Strømsgodset
2021–2022 Strømsgodset
2023– Mjøndalen (director of sports)

Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen (born 26 May 1967[1]) is a Norwegian football coach who is the current director of sports of Mjøndalen. His latest position as head coach was for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset.[1][2]

Playing career

Ingebretsen was born in Flisa, Norway,[2] and played youth football for Grue IL, alongside Ståle Solbakken.[3] The two teens also had a short training spell with Arsenal in 1986.[3] Solbakken described him as a «very good player», but many injuries and lack of speed put an end to the dream of a career as a professional player.[3] Ingebretsen still played over 300 senior matches for Grue at an amateur level.[4]

Managing career

Ingebretsen began his coaching career in the early 2000s as a youth coach for the regional football administration in Buskerud, before he took the job as a player developer and youth coach at NTG / Lyn.[4] In 2005, he was signed by Strømsgodset Toppfotball to head their youth development program.[5]

During Ronny Deila's successful managing spell at the club from 2007 to 2014, Ingebretsen served as assistant coach from 2009 until the end of 2013.[6][7] Ingebretsen started studying for his UEFA Pro license in October 2014.[2]

On 26 May 2015, Ingebretsen took the job as interim manager for Strømsgodset, after David Nielsen ended his spell on a mutual agreement.[1] Under his management, Strømsgodset won five of the first six league matches, and advanced from the first two qualifications rounds in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. After the good start, the team struggled more in the league and was eliminated from the Europa League. Nevertheless, on 18 August 2015, Ingebretsen signed a contract lasting until the end of the 2018 season and became the permanent manager instead of being the interim manager.[8]

On 13 October 2016, Ingebretsen resigned from the managing position at Strømsgodset due to health problems.[9] He remained in the club with a flexible role and returned as assistant manager in 2017.

On 29 October 2017, Ingebretsen was "loaned" out to Fredrikstad FK with his colleague from Strømsgodset, Alexander Straus, where Ingebretsen became the manager. His job was to save the club from relegation. Ingebretsen failed to save the club, and Fredrikstad was relegated from the 1. divisjon.[10] After the spell af Fredrikstad, he returned to his work at Strømsgodset as a scout.[11] Ingebretsen took over Strømsgodset again on 7 June 2018 after Tor Ole Skullerud resigned on 6 June 2018.[12] He was initially signed on an interim basis, but was announced as permanent head coach on 30 July 2018.[13] On 15 May 2019, Ingebretsen resigned from his position as head coach at Strømsgodset due to health problems.[14]

Personal life

Ingebretsen is married to Åse Kortgaard,[15] with whom he has two children. His son, Bjarne Kortgaard Ingebretsen, is a football player and assistant coach at Mjøndalen IF,[2] and his daughter Marte has also played football.

Outside of football, Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen has worked as a prison guard.[2]

Managerial statistics

As of 2 December 2018[16]
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Strømsgodset Norway 27 May 2015 13 October 2016 46 25 9 12 93 67 +26 054.35
Strømsgodset Norway 30 July 2018 15 May 2019 22 5 8 9 39 35 +4 022.73
Total 68 30 17 21 132 102 +30 044.12

References

  1. ^ a b c "- Gratulerer med dagen! Du får trenerjobben til David Nielsen". www.nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen er ny hovedtrener i Strømsgodset". www.dt.no/ (in Norwegian). 26 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "- Den stille ledertypen" (in Norwegian). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Artikkel: Om spillerutvikling". home.online.no. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  5. ^ "SIF-trenerens nye hjelper". December 2005. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ingebretsen blir Deilas assistent" (in Norwegian). 12 August 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Slik skal Godset bli best i landet på talenter". 12 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  8. ^ "BP signerer ut 2018" (in Norwegian). 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Ingebretsen gir seg som hovedtrener i Godset". NRK (in Norwegian). 13 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Når det gjaldt som mest, sviktet vi" Archived 2018-01-03 at the Wayback Machine‚ Sporten.com, 19 November 2017
  11. ^ «BP» har fått ny jobb‚ sportsbibelen.com, 5 December 2017
  12. ^ "Ingebretsen leder Strømsgodset midlertidig". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Ingebretsen ansatt som permanent Godset-trener". www.dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Går av som Godset-trener: - Helsa kommer først". www.dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Bjørn Petter | Strømsgodset Media". www.godsetmedia.no. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Home". nifs.no.