Eli Landsem

Eli Landsem (born 22 March 1962) is a Norwegian former international footballer who was the coach of the Norway women's national football team between 2009 and 2012.

Eli Landsem

Personal information
Date of birth	22 March 1962[1]
Place of birth	Rindal, Norway[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Asker
National team^‡
1979–1985	Norway	15	(1)
Teams managed
1986	Troll
1987	Lørenskog
1988	Rindals/Troll
1989	Norway Under-16
1990–1993	Asker
1994–1996	Rælingen men
1997–2003	Asker
2004–2005	Fortuna Hjørring
2006–2007	Asker
2009–2012	Norway
2015	Fjellhamar men
2018–	Vålerenga (director of sports)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:16, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

Career

As a player, Landsem won 15 caps for Norway, scoring one goal. She made her Norway debut at the age of 17, and went on to play in the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football, Norway's first UEFA tournament appearance. At club level Landsem played for Asker and collected three First Division winner's medals and two Norwegian Women's Cup winner's medals.

From 1994 until 1996 Landsem coached Rælingen in 3. Divisjon, the regionalised fourth tier of men's football in Norway. She was the first female to coach a male team at such a high level of the Norwegian football league system.[3]

Landsem replaced Bjarne Berntsen as national team coach in October 2009. She qualified the team for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, but Norway crashed out in the first round. Results did not improve and a review carried out by Football Association of Norway's (NFF) Nils Johan Semb revealed that some players were unhappy with Landsem.[4] Her contract was not renewed beyond 31 December 2012 and veteran Even Pellerud returned to the role.

From November 2014 to March 2015 she managed another men's team, Fjellhamar FK, but resigned due to lack of available players.[5] Ahead of the 2018 season she was named director of sports of Vålerenga Fotball Damer.[6]

International appearances

As of 4 October 2014.

Norway national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1979	5	0
1980	1	0
1981	2	0
1982	4	1
1983	1	0
1984	1	0
1985	1	0
Total	15	1

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored
1	28 August 1982	Tønsberg	Iceland	2–2	UEFA Euro 1984 Qual.	1

References

1. "Mediaguide 2011 Norway" (PDF). Football Association of Norway. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
2. Valle, Viggo (19 August 2011). "Eli Landsem" (in Norwegian). NRK. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
3. Thoresen, Arne (5 September 1998). "Eli vil bli trener i Tippeligaen" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
4. Vatn, Ida-Marie (26 October 2012). "Eli Landsem er ferdig som landslagssjef" (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
5. "Klubbløs Landsem". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). 14 March 2015. p. 35.
6. https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/RR64m5/hun-blir-ny-trener-for-vaalerenga

External links

• Eli Landsem at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
• Norway national team profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 6, 2014) (in Norwegian)
• CV at Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)