Arild Sundgot Explained

Arild Sundgot
Fullname:Arild Gilbert Sundgot
Birth Date:17 April 1978
Birth Place:Ulsteinvik, Norway
Height:1.90 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Hødd
Years1:1995–1996
Clubs1:Hødd
Years2:1997–2012
Clubs2:Lillestrøm
Caps2:312
Goals2:108
Nationalyears1:1995
Nationalteam1:Norway U-18
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1996
Nationalteam2:Norway U-19
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:1996–1997
Nationalteam3:Norway U-20
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:2
Nationalyears4:1997–1999
Nationalteam4:Norway U-21
Nationalcaps4:10
Nationalgoals4:3
Manageryears1:2012–
Managerclubs1:Lillestrøm (coach)
Manageryears2:–2016
Managerclubs2:Lillestrøm (assistant)
Manageryears3:2016–2017
Managerclubs3:Hødd (assistant)
Manageryears4:2017–2019
Managerclubs4:Lillestrøm (assistant)
Manageryears5:2021
Managerclubs5:Ull/Kisa (assistant)
Manageryears6:2021
Managerclubs6:Ull/Kisa
Pcupdate:15 March 2009

Arild Gilbert Sundgot (born 17 April 1978) is a former Norwegian football striker, who played most of his career for Lillestrøm.

He is the younger brother of Ole Bjørn Sundgot, and the son of Otto Sundgot.[1] He was capped several times on youth and under-21 level.[2] He started playing for Lillestrøm in 1997, when he was brought from Hødd by Even Pellerud, the Lillestrøm manager at that time. He is considered one of the best players in the history of LSK, having scored more than 100 league goals during his 15 years tenure at the club.

In the summer of 2012 Sundgot started a tenure as coach in Lillestrøm.[3] He eventually became assistant manager under Arne Erlandsen. In December 2016 he was announced as the new assistant manager of Hødd.[4] However, he was not able to harmonize the job situation with his family, and thus resigned and promptly signed a new two-year contract in Lillestrøm.[5] [6]

Residing in Jessheim since the mid-2010s, he was hired as assistant manager of local second-tier club Ull/Kisa ahead of the 2021 season.[7] In the summer of 2021 he was promoted to manager, on a contract spanning the rest of 2021.[8] He was sacked on 3 October.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Brødreduellen . Norwegian . Dagbladet . Yngve . Haavik . 19 June 2004 . 2 November 2012.
  2. https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?p=n&fiksId=3045523 Fotball.no
  3. News: Arild Sundgot inn i Lillestrøms trenerteam. Skeie. Terje. 5 July 2012. TV 2. Norwegian.
  4. News: - Skjønner at det høres veldig rart ut. Sødal. Per Morten. 10 December 2016. Romerikes Blad. Norwegian. 21.
  5. News: - Helt grusomt å gi seg i Hødd alt nå. Skuseth. Helge. 14 January 2017. Sunnmørsposten. Norwegian. 20.
  6. News: Arild Sundgot fortsetter som Erlandsens assistent i LSK. 17 January 2017. Norwegian News Agency. Norwegian.
  7. News: Sundgot ny assistenttrener og toppspillerutvikler. 14 December 2020. Ull/Kisa. no. 5 July 2021.
  8. News: Sundgot blir hovedtrener ut året. 1 July 2021. Ull/Kisa. no. 5 July 2021.
  9. News: Ferdig som hovedtrener: – Noe måtte gjøres. 3 October 2021. Eurosport. no. 5 October 2021.