Gunnar Stensland Explained

Gunnar Stensland
Birth Date:11 January 1922
Birth Place:Ålgård, Norway
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1937–1946
Clubs1:Ålgård
Caps1:98
Goals1:?
Years2:1947–1950
Clubs2:Viking
Caps2:58
Goals2:2
Years3:1950–1951
Clubs3:FC Nancy
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Manageryears1:1951–1952
Managerclubs1:Viking
Manageryears2:1956
Managerclubs2:Ålgård
Manageryears3:1979
Managerclubs3:Stålkameratene

Gunnar Stensland (11 January 1922 – 24 November 2011) was a Norwegian association football midfielder and coach.

In Norway he played for Ålgård FK and Viking FK. He played 58 games and scored two goals for Viking from 1947 to 1950. In his time with Viking, he was part of their Cup winning team against Skeid in 1947. Later, he played two games for FC Nancy in France, the forerunner of AS Nancy.[1] He was coach of Viking from 1951 to 1952,[2] Ålgård in 1956 and Stålkameratene in 1965.[1]

He was born in Ålgård, attended school in Ålgård and Hana and police academy in Sweden. He worked in the police until retiring in 1979. He died in November 2011.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gunnar Stensland er død. Stavanger Aftenblad. 17. 7 December 2011. Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Trenere - Viking Fotball . Viking-fk.no . 2011-12-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120124231651/http://www.viking-fk.no/newsread/dokument.aspx?nodeid=5553 . 2012-01-24 .