Jørn Andersen
Jørn Andersen (born 3 February 1963), sometimes written as Jörn, is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the Hong Kong national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 February 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1975–1982 | Østsiden IL | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1984 | Fredrikstad FK | 64 | (25) |
1985 | Vålerenga IF | 22 | (23) |
1985–1988 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 78 | (28) |
1988–1990 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 54 | (20) |
1990–1991 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 42 | (5) |
1991–1994 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 44 | (13) |
1994–1995 | Hamburger SV | 18 | (1) |
1995 | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | (0) |
1995–1997 | FC Zürich | 53 | (2) |
1997–1999 | FC Lugano | 43 | (2) |
1999–2001 | FC Locarno | 29 | (0) |
Total | 454 | (119) | |
International career | |||
1985–1990 | Norway | 27 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2011 | Mainz 05 | ||
2016–2018 | North Korea | ||
2021– | Hong Kong | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
Norway
Born in Fredrikstad, Andersen's career started at local team Østsiden where he remained until 1982. Subsequently, he moved to Fredrikstad and netted seven goals in 43 Norwegian Premier League appearances. The striker was transferred to Vålerenga ahead of the 1985 season. Andersen was able to score 23 goals in just 22 matches for the Oslo side.
Germany
In 1985, 1. FC Nürnberg signed the Norwegian. In 78 matches Andersen scored 28 goals before he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt. In 1990 Andersen became the first foreign player to be top goalscorer in a season with 18 goals in the Bundesliga.[1] In 1990–91 Andersen played for Fortuna Düsseldorf and returned to the Frankfurt side. After that spell he joined Hamburger SV (1994–95) and Dynamo Dresden to play in the Bundesliga.[2]
Switzerland
From Dresden, Andersen headed to Switzerland and FC Zürich in 1995, but was not successful as he scored only twice in 33 appearances. After the 1997–98 season he left FC Lugano to join FC Locarno.
International career
Andersen made his debut for the Norway national team in 1985 and earned 27 caps, scoring five goals.[3] His last international match was a European Championship qualifying match against Hungary in October 1990, coming on as a substitute for Jahn Ivar Jakobsen.
Managerial career
Andersen became youth manager of FC Luzern and returned to Germany again to manage the then-second-tier team Rot-Weiß Oberhausen from 2003 until 2004. After that spell he assisted Horst Köppel at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
On 20 May 2008, he signed a two-year deal with 2. Bundesliga outfit Mainz 05, and under his reign the team achieved promotion to the Bundesliga. Despite the team's success, Andersen was fired on 3 August 2009.
in December 2015, Andersen was appointed as manager of North Korea in May 2016.[4] It marked the first time North Korea had appointed a foreign manager since 1993. In 2018, he departed from North Korea after two years working with the team.[5]
In March 2018, he was reportedly linked to Hong Kong.[6]
In December 2021, Andersen was appointed as the head coach of Hong Kong, succeeding Mixu Paatelainen.[7] In June 2022, he successfully led the Hong Kong Team in qualifying for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, which was the first time since 1968.[8]
Personal life
He is the son of handball player Bjørg Andersen.[9]
Andersen became a German citizen in 1993. His son, Niklas, is also a former Bundesliga player. Andersen is married and lives in Bad Reichenhall in Bavaria, Germany.[10]
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Mainz 05 | 1 July 2008 | 3 August 2009 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 55.00 | |
North Korea | 11 May 2016 | 27 March 2018 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 53.33 | |
Hong Kong | 13 December 2021 | Present | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23.53 | |
Total | 72 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 47.22 |
References
- Ballesteros, Frank; Arnhold, Matthias (21 April 2011). "(West) Germany - Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- Arnhold, Matthias (21 April 2011). "Jørn Andersen - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- "Norway – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- "NRK: Jørn Andersen ny landslagstrener for Nord-Korea". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- "As economic sanctions bite, North Korea football coach Jorn Andersen departs". 31 March 2018.
- "Jørn Andersen nær ny trenerjobb". TV2.no. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- "HKFA appoints Mr. Jörn Andersen as Head Coach". HKFA. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Hong Kong can dare to dream after reaching Asian Cup for first time since 1968". 14 June 2022.
- Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Jørn Andersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- OVB24 GmbH (publisher) (15 July 2014). "Fußball-Camp mit Jörn Andersen". rosenheim24.de (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- "Jörn Andersen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- "Korea DPR – National teams". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 September 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
External links
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- Jørn Andersen at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Jørn Andersen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jørn Andersen Interview