Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim Explained

Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim
Fullname:Bjarte Andre Lunde Aarsheim
Birth Date:1975 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Hundvåg, Norway
Currentclub:Viking (manager)
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–1992
Youthclubs1:Hundvåg
Years1:1993–2005
Caps1:222
Goals1:15
Years2:2005–2007
Caps2:42
Goals2:1
Years3:2007–2010
Caps3:76
Goals3:6
Years4:2011
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2012
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:1993
Nationalteam1:Norway U18
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1995–1997
Nationalteam2:Norway U21
Nationalcaps2:17
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:1998
Nationalteam3:Norway U23
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2001
Nationalteam4:Norway
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Manageryears1:2009–2010
Managerclubs1:Randaberg
Manageryears2:2012–2013
Managerclubs2:Hundvåg
Manageryears3:2014
Managerclubs3:Sandnes Ulf (assistant)
Manageryears4:2014
Managerclubs4:Sandnes Ulf (caretaker)
Manageryears5:2015
Managerclubs5:Brodd
Manageryears6:2017–2020
Managerclubs6:Viking (assistant)
Manageryears7:2017
Managerclubs7:Viking (caretaker)
Manageryears8:2021–
Managerclubs8:Viking

Bjarte Andre Lunde Aarsheim (born 14 January 1975) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently head coach of Eliteserien club Viking FK.

Having spent most of his playing career at Viking, Lunde Aarsheim is the player with the eighth most appearances for the club throughout history.[1] In a playing career that lasted from 1993 to 2012, he also played for Start, Randaberg and Hundvåg, having the role of player-coach at the latter two. In 2001, he made three appearances for the Norway national team. In addition to his coaching roles at Randaberg and Hundvåg, Lunde Aarsheim has also been a coach at Sandnes Ulf and Brodd.

Club career

Viking

Lunde Aarsheim has spent the majority of his career at Viking FK, arriving from local club Hundvåg as a youth. Making his debut for Viking in 1994, he stayed with the club until 2005, playing a total of 425 games in all competitions, including friendly matches. A creative midfielder, Lunde Aarsheim was at his peak during the 2001 season, when he, as captain, led Viking to a league lead before suffering a serious ankle injury in a game against SK Brann halfway through the season.[2] Although he made an extremely popular five-minute comeback in the Norwegian cup final victory over rivals Bryne FK later in the year,[3] Lunde Aarsheim never really recovered from the injury, and his last seasons at Viking were plagued by further injuries.[4] He only played 4 games in the 2002 season, and he was injured for parts of the 2003 season as well.[5]

Start

He remained captain of Viking until the end of the 2004 season, but midway through the 2005 season he was released on a free transfer, joining league leaders IK Start.[6] Start finished the season in 2nd place.[7]

Randaberg

In the summer of 2007 he surprisingly[8] joined Randaberg IL, a club playing in the 3. divisjon, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, together with Øyvind Svenning. The team earned promotion to the 2. divisjon in his first season at the club.[9] In November 2008, Lunde Aarsheim and Jørgen Tengesdal were announced as the new head coaches of Ranadaberg, with Lunde Aarsheim taking on the role of player-coach.[10] The team earned promotion to the Norwegian First Division in the 2010 season, which was also Lunde Aarsheim's last season before he decided to retire and leave the club.

After the 2010 season, he returned to his youth club Hundvåg to become a player developer.[11]

In July 2011, he came out of retirement and returned to Randaberg in the Norwegian First Division.[12] He played eight matches during the 2011 season.

International career

He made his national team debut in a 3–2 win against South Korea in January 2001, earning a total of three caps for Norway. His last international match was an August 2001 friendly match against Turkey.

Managerial career

Hundvåg

Ahead of the 2012 season, he again returned to Hundvåg, becoming the head coach of the club,[13] and also playing two matches for the club in the 4. divisjon. The team earned promotion to the 3. divisjon in his first season at the club.

Sandnes Ulf

On 6 December 2013, he was appointed assistant coach of Tippeligaen club Sandnes Ulf, signing a one-year contract and becoming a part of head coach Asle Andersen's technical staff.[14] In July 2014, Andersen got sacked, and Lunde Aarsheim served as interim head coach for one match against Molde FK.[15] He resigned after the match.[16]

Brodd

On 30 November 2014, Lunde Aarsheim was appointed head coach of 3. divisjon club IL Brodd.[17] [18] He stayed at Brodd for one season.

Viking

In Januar 2016, he was hired as a player developer for his former club Viking FK.[19] Ten months later, in November 2016, he left his role as player developer to become assistant coach of the club, with Ian Burchnall becoming head coach.[20] [21] One year later, after the relegation of Viking to the Norwegian First Division, Burchnall was sacked, and Lunde Aarsheim led the team in the last two matches of the 2017 season.[22] On 19 December 2017, Viking appointed Bjarne Berntsen as head coach, with Lunde Aarsheim continuing as an assistant coach.[23] He served as an assistant coach under Berntsen for three seasons, in which the club earned promotion to the top division in 2018, and won the Norwegian Football Cup in 2019.

On 26 November 2020, it was announced that Bjarne Berntsen would leave Viking after the 2020 season.[24] Simultaneously, it was announced that Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen would replace Berntsen, taking over as joint head coaches on two-year contracts. Like Lunde Aarsheim, Jensen was also an assistant coach at the club before being appointed head coach. They took charge ahead of the 2021 season.[25] [26] Viking finished the 2021 season in third place, and on 25 March 2022, the head coaches' contracts were extended until the end of the 2025 season.[27]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking1994Tippeligaen12130151
19952323120283
199626040300
19972237040333
199825220272
19992114151303
200024351294
20011924320255
2002403070
200325140291
200417031201
2005401050
Total2221543713127823
Start2005Tippeligaen10000100
2006241004[28] 0281
2007700070
Total4110040451
Randaberg20073. divisjon900090
20082. divisjon25300253
200924200242
201018100181
Total76600766
Randaberg20111. divisjon800080
Hundvåg20124. divisjon200020
Career total349224371710040930
Notes

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Sandnes Ulf (interim)16 July 201420 July 2014
Viking (interim)9 November 201726 November 2017
Viking1 January 2021Present
Total

Honours

Viking

2001

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flest kamper. Viking FK. Most appearances. 19 January 2021. 14 March 2021. no.
  2. Web site: Aarsheim, Bjarte Lunde. Viking FK. 15 August 2020. 14 March 2021. no.
  3. Web site: Da Viking knuste Bryne på Ullevaal. Svendsen. Dag Atle. Viking FK. 7 May 2020. 14 March 2021. no.
  4. News: Jakter formen fra 2001. Waage. Lars Idar. Rogalands Avis. 19 March 2005. 15 March 2021. no.
  5. News: Bjartes perfekte comeback. Sandven. Arild. Aftenposten. 13 April 2003. 15 March 2021. no.
  6. News: Aarsheim klar for Start. Sandvik. Arild. Stavanger Aftenblad. 7 July 2005. 14 March 2021. no.
  7. News: Stang ut for sølv-Start. Fredagsvik. Jarle. VG. 29 October 2005. 15 March 2021. no.
  8. News: Per Sigve . Kleppe . Sjokksigneringene på plass . Rogalands Avis . 2007-07-13 . Norwegian . 2007-09-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724031043/http://www.rogalandsavis.no/sport/viking/article2877020.ece . 24 July 2011.
  9. News: Multimillionbudsjett i 2. divisjon!. VG. 11 April 2008. 15 March 2021. no.
  10. News: Randaberg får to trenere. Fisketjøn. Lars. Rogalands Avis. 3 November 2008. 13 March 2021. no.
  11. News: "Batty" til Hundvåg. 35. Rogalands Avis. 28 October 2010. no.
  12. News: 18. Samme gamle "Batty" tilbake på trening. Espedal. Tore. Rogalands Avis. 19 July 2011. no.
  13. News: Lunde Aarsheim fra Randaberg til Hundvåg. Veland. Bernhard. Aftenposten. 16 September 2011. 13 March 2021. no.
  14. News: Lunde Aarsheim blir assistenttrener i Ulf. Fornes. Fredrik. Stavanger Aftenblad. 6 December 2013. 13 March 2021. no.
  15. News: Lunde Aarsheim leder Sandnes Ulf mot Molde. Fisketjøn. Lars. Stavanger Aftenblad. 17 July 2014. 13 March 2021. no.
  16. News: Lunde Aarsheim er ferdig i Sandnes Ulf. Rollag Evensen. Mari. Flatin. Arne. NRK. 20 July 2014. 13 March 2021. no.
  17. News: Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim: Blir ny Brodd-trener. Enersgård. Bengt. Rogalands Avis. 30 November 2014. 13 March 2021. no.
  18. News: Lunde Aarsheim klar som Brodd-trener. Larsen. Jan-Erik. Stavanger Aftenblad. 30 November 2014. 13 March 2021. no.
  19. News: Lunde Aarsheim blir talentutvikler i Viking. Topdahl. Rolv Christian. NRK. 18 January 2016. 13 March 2021. no.
  20. News: Dette er Vikings nye trener-duo. Mathisen. Svein Jacob. Grimen. Bjørn. Ringen Johansen. Gunnar. NRK. 24 November 2016. 13 March 2021. no.
  21. News: Aarsheim tilbake i Viking: − Vi må tørre mer. Opsahl. Per. VG. 24 November 2016. 13 March 2021. no.
  22. News: Ian Burchnall sparket som Viking-trener. Eriksrud Hansen. Ole Jonny. Nettavisen. 9 November 2017. 13 March 2021. no.
  23. Web site: Bjarne Berntsen ny trener i Viking. vikingfotball.no. Bjarne Berntsen is the new Viking coach. 19 December 2017. Viking FK. no. 13 March 2021.
  24. News: Bjarne Berntsen har fått sparken i Viking. Bjarne Berntsen has been fired from Viking. Flygind. Kjetil. Nilssen. Stig. 26 November 2020. Stavanger Aftenblad. no. 13 March 2021.
  25. News: Jensen og "Batty" overtar som likestilte hovedtrenere. Jensen and «Batty» take over as joint head coaches. Nilssen. Stig. Flygind. Kjetil. 26 November 2020. Stavanger Aftenblad. no. 1 January 2021.
  26. News: "Vi har mye å bevise og er tøffe i trynet som tar denne jobben". Nilssen. Stig. Flygind. Kjetil. Stavanger Aftenblad. 27 November 2020. 13 March 2021. no.
  27. News: Viking-trenerne forlenger: Ny fireårsavtale i boks. Stavanger Aftenblad. Kjetil. Flygind. no. 25 March 2022. 25 March 2022.
  28. Web site: IK Start » Appearances Europa League Qual. 2006/2007. WorldFootball.net.