Knut Aga, Jr.

Knut Aga (born 4 January 1971) is a retired Norwegian football striker and defender.

Knut Aga
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-01-04) 4 January 1971
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) forward
defender
Youth career
Rælingen
–1988 Strømmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Strømmen
1992 Bryne
1993–1996 Vålerenga
1997–1998 Lyn 23 (1)
1999–2000 Sørumsand
Teams managed
2005–2006 Skedsmo
2007–2009 Lørenskog
2010 Skedsmo
2011 Fet
2016–2017 Skedsmo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played youth football for Rælingen and Strømmen,[1][2] and was drafted into Strømmen's senior team in 1989.[3] Ahead of the 1992 season he transferred to Bryne,[4] but already in 1993 he went on to Vålerenga.[5] He became the club's top goalscorer in 1994 with 8 goals, but was repositioned as a full back.

In 1997 he joined Lyn, but never became a regular.[6] He rounded off his career in lowly Sørumsand IF[7] and later turned to coaching.

After a successful run as head coach of Skedsmo FK, securing two promotions, Aga went on to coach Lørenskog IF in 2007 whence he resigned in the autumn of 2009.[8] He returned to Skedsmo ahead of the 2010 season, but resigned in the summer of 2010 for personal reasons.[9][10][11] Ahead of the 2011 season he signed on to Fet IL, but resigned already in May 2011, again citing personal reasons.[12][13] Aga rejoined Skedsmo ahead of the 2016 season.[14]

References
  1. "Tap for alle "gjengangerne"". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 5 August 1985. p. 10.
  2. "Norway Cup-finaler på Bislett lørdag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 6 August 1988.
  3. Nesbø, Knut (13 January 1989). "Frigg vinterens vinnere!". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 4.
  4. "Fotball: Bryne sikrer seg nye spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 October 1991.
  5. Risvand, Nils Eivind (28 April 1993). "Foran seriestart: Gjeldfri VIF satser på ungdommen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). p. 22.
  6. "Knut jr. Aga som Lynspiller" (in Norwegian). Lynhistorie. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. Knut Aga, Jr. at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. Holterhuset, Martin (23 September 2009). "Nye hovedtrenere". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 31.
  9. Vestgård, Fredrik (27 June 2012). "Poengsnittet det lukter opprykk av". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 24.
  10. Vestgård, Fredrik (28 June 2012). "Trakk seg av personlige årsaker". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 23.
  11. Vestgård, Fredrik (18 October 2010). "Skedsmo sikret ny kontrakt". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 27.
  12. "Knut Aga jr. klar som Fet-trener". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 3 January 2011. p. 24.
  13. "Har trukket seg som Fet-trener". Indre Akershus Blad (in Norwegian). 20 May 2011. p. 22.
  14. "Trenerskifter i lokalfotballen". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 11 December 2015. p. 26.
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