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Steffen Landro
Birth Date:9 October 1985
Birth Place:Bergen, Norway
Fullname:Steffen Pettersen Landro
Height:1.75 m
Currentclub:07 Vestur (manager)
Youthyears1:–2002
Youthclubs1:Øygard
Youthyears2:2003
Youthclubs2:Molde
Youthyears3:2004
Youthclubs3:Nest-Sotra
Manageryears1:2014–2015
Managerclubs1:Nest-Sotra (assistant)
Manageryears2:2015
Managerclubs2:Nest-Sotra (co-manager)
Manageryears3:2016
Managerclubs3:Nest-Sotra (co-manager)
Manageryears4:2017–2019
Managerclubs4:Nest-Sotra
Manageryears5:2020–2021
Managerclubs5:Sandnes Ulf
Manageryears6:2021–2023
Managerclubs6:Ull/Kisa
Manageryears7:2024–
Managerclubs7:07 Vestur

Steffen Pettersen Landro (born 9 October 1985) is a Norwegian professional football manager. He is head coach of Faroe Islands Premier League club 07 Vestur.

Club career

Landro didn't have a playing career of his own, taking up coaching at a young age, but have played lower leagues for local amateur side Nordre Fjell.[1] As a youth player he trained with Norwegian Premier League sides Brann and Molde, a career halted by injury in his cruciate ligaments.

Managerial career

He started as an assistant for Nest-Sotra in 2014, managing their reserves team and youth team,[2] taking over as co-manager with former player and co-assistant Ruben Hetlevik in May 2015, when the club sacked Danish manager Michael Schjønberg. Due to both Landro and Hetlevik lacking UEFA A Licence badges, Peter Fossmark managed the team from July and the remainder of the 2015 season, which saw them relegated. Landro and Hetlevik returned as head coaches for the 2016 season, finishing second in the Norwegian Second Division.

Landro turned to sole head coach ahead of the 2017 season, managing them to promotion in his first season. In the next season Nest-Sotra finished sixt, losing out in the promotion play-offs in Norwegian First Division, which earned him Manager of the Year Award in that league in 2018.[3]

In the 2020 season, new co-operation club Øygarden FK will replace Nest-Sotra in the Norwegian First Division, while Landro signed a two-year contract with Sandnes Ulf in the same division on 14 November 2019.[4] After being sacked in 2021, he was instead appointed to save Ull/Kisa from relegation to the third tier.[5] Nevertheless, Ull/Kisa were relegated, and did not manage promotion from the 2022 2. divisjon either, following a 2nd place in the league. In July 2023, Landro left the club, stating that the economic situation of Ull/Kisa was different than he had envisioned.[6]

In January 2024, Landro was appointed as manager of Faroe Islands Premier League side 07 Vestur.[7]

Personal life

Landro is also a poker player, and made a living of playing cards for a while,[8] and follows the NBA closely.

Notes and References

  1. . Retrieved 2019-09-25
  2. Web site: Steffen Landro uttatt til UEFA A-lisens kurs / Nest-Sotra. nestsotra.no. 2019-09-25.
  3. Web site: Nest-Sotras trener vant pris: – Helt utrolig med de ressursene - OBOS-ligaen 2018 - Fotball. Eurosport. 25 November 2018. 2019-09-25. no.
  4. Web site: Steffen Landro melder overgang til Sandnes Ulf / Nest-Sotra . www.nestsotra.no . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191206021501/http://www.nestsotra.no/nyheter/steffen-landro-melder-overgang-til-sandnes-ulf . 2019-12-06.
  5. News: Bekreftet klar for ny OBOS-klubb: – Har den galskapen som vi trenger. Fineide. Helene. 5 October 2021. Eurosport. no. 5 October 2021.
  6. News: Landro ferdig i Ull/Kisa: - De sliter økonomisk. Bakkehaug, Wegard. 15 July 2023. no. 5 August 2023.
  7. Web site: 07 Vestur hevur skrivað undir við venjara. facebook.com. 1 December 2023. 15 January 2024. Icelandic.
  8. Web site: Steffen Landro om den farlege andresesongen: – Det er rein statistikk. Mange rykkjer ned.. bt.no. 2019-09-25.