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Christian Michelsen
Personal information
Full name	Christian Magnus Thim Michelsen
Date of birth	14 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Kristiansund, Norway
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1999	Clausenengen
1999–2003	Stabæk
2004–2007	Moss
2008–2012	Kristiansund
Managerial career
2012–2013	Kristiansund (assistant)
2014–2023	Kristiansund
2024–	Sarpsborg 08
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Magnus Thim Michelsen (born 14 March 1976) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08.^[1]

Playing career

He started his senior career in Clausenengen FK, then played for Stabæk in the Tippeligaen. From 1999 to 2003 he appeared 87 times in the Norwegian top flight with Stabæk, scoring 12 goals.^[1] 11 goals were scored in the 2000 season.^[1] After the 2003 season he signed with Moss FK.^[2] He joined Kristiansund BK ahead of the 2008 season.^[3] He retired after the 2012 season.^[4]

Coaching career

After his retirement as active footballer in 2012, Michelsen became Geir Bakke's assistant coach at Kristiansund.^[4] He took over as head coach ahead of the 2014 season, when Bakke left the club to become assistant coach at Molde. In 2016, Michelsen led his team to promotion to the 2017 Eliteserien, which was Kristiansund BK's first season in the top division of Norwegian football. Michelsen's team surprised with a seventh place in their debut in the first tier. Kristiansund finished in fifth place in the 2018 season, an achievement that led to a Coach of the Year nomination for Michelsen.^[5] On 4 July 2019, Kristiansund announced that Michelsen had signed a contract extension which will keep him at the club till the end of the 2023 season.^[6] This has later been extended to 2025.

Kristiansund BK suffered its first relegation in the club's history in the 2022 Eliteserien. When re-promotion came in jeopardy, Michelsen was sacked in August 2023.^[7]

Personal life

His brother Christopher Michelsen was also a footballer.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Eliteserien". Fotball.bt.no. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
^ Dag Langerød (28 October 2003). "Stabæk-spiss til Moss". Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
^ "Kristiansund satser på 1. divisjon". siste.no. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Fra spiller til trener" (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
^ "Her er de nominerte til årets trener i Eliteserien og OBOS-ligaen". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ "Michelsen forlenger med KBK" (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
^ Bucher, Jonas (25 August 2023). "Christian Michelsen ferdig i Kristiansund". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ Edøy, Rune (12 November 2005). "Brødre vil rykke opp" (in Norwegian). Tidens Krav. Retrieved 16 February 2013.