Gunnar Pettersen

Gunnar Atle Pettersen (born 30 July 1955) is a Norwegian former team handball player, and a former head coach of the Norwegian national team.

Gunnar Atle Pettersen
Gunnar Pettersen, 2008
Personal information
Born (1955-07-30) 30 July 1955
Nationality Norwegian
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1987
 Norway 132 (445)
Teams managed
Years Team
1989–1994
 Norway
1994–1996
 Larvik HK
2001–2008
 Norway

Playing career

Pettersen played 132 matches and scored 445 goals for the Norway men's national handball team between 1978 and 1987.[1] He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[2]

Coaching career

He coached the national team from 1989 to 1994, and again from 2001 to 2008.[3] His best international achievements are the 7th place at the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship and the 6th place at the 2008 European Championships. After securing Norway a place in the 2009 World Championship, he announced that he would not continue as the national team head coach when his contract ran out, 313 October 2008.[4]

2008 European Championships

Pettersen's team won the preliminary group B of the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and qualified for the Main group, after beating later champions Denmark, Russia and Montenegro. After tying later silver medalists Croatia in their last match in the Main group, the team missed the semifinals.

References
  1. "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Pettersen, Gunnar Atle" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.
  3. (in Norwegian) Gunnar Pettersen ny landslagstrener – Norges Håndballforbund (31.05.2001) (Retrieved on 12 June 2008)
  4. (in Norwegian) Gunnar Pettersen slutter som landslagstrener – Norges Håndballforbund (14.06.2008) (Retrieved on 14 June 2008)


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