Stian Ohr

Stian Ohr (born 4 January 1978) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder for several clubs in Tippeligaen. He was also capped once for Norway in 2006. While playing for Molde, Start, Vålerenga, Stabæk and Strømsgodset, he played a total of 239 matches and scored 27 goals in Tippeligaen. He has also spent time on loan with Hødd and ended his career with the First Division side Mjøndalen.

Stian Ohr
Ohr playing for Mjøndalen in 2012
Personal information
Full name Stian Piene Ohr
Date of birth (1978-01-04) 4 January 1978[1]
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Molde 18 (2)
1999 → Hødd (loan) 17 (2)
2000–2001 Start 53 (14)
2002–2003 Vålerenga 41 (2)
2003–2004 Stabæk 31 (3)
2005–2006 Molde 51 (8)
2007–2009 Strømsgodset 76 (6)
2010–2013 Mjøndalen 59 (2)
National team
2006 Norway 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ohr was born in Bergen, where he lived the first couple of years before he moved to Molde.[3] Having grown up in Molde, Ohr started his career in the local club Molde FK and made his debut in Tippeligaen when he replaced Ole Bjørn Sundgot in the match against Kongsvinger on 17 August 1996.[4] He also won the Norwegian Youth Cup with Molde in 1996 and 1997.[5]

Ohr made his break-through ahead of the 1997 season, at same time as the other local youngsters, Thomas Mork and Anders Hasselgård, and the trio got the nickname kyllingrekka.[6] Ohr didn't play much for Molde in the 1999 season, and spent most of the season with Hødd which was relegated from the First Division. After the season, Molde decided to terminate Ohr's contract.[7] He subsequently joined Start in 2000, and was a part of the team that was relegated from Tippeligaen. Ohr scored 14 goals in 53 matches for Start between 2000 and 2001, before he was sold to Vålerenga. In his first season with the club, he became Norwegian Champion after they won the 2002 Norwegian Football Cup. In mid-2003, Ohr transferred to Stabæk and played for the team until they was relegated from Tippeligaen in 2004.[4]

Ohr returned to Molde ahead of the 2005 season,[8] and scored two goals 2–1 win against Odd Grenland in the quarter-final of the 2005 Norwegian Football Cup[9] and was a part of the team that won the where he won the final against Lillestrøm.[4] When the club was relegated from the 2006 Tippeligaen, it became Ohr's fourth relegated in seven years.[10] Opposed to other local players, Ohr left Molde after the relegation,[11] and joined Strømsgodset ahead of the 2007 season. He played three seasons for the club, until his contract expired in 2009. Between 2010 and 2013 he played for Mjøndalen.[4]

International career

During his youth, Ohr made 15 appearances without scoring a goal for Norwegian youth national team, from under-15 to under-18 level.[12] Ohr was called up for the Norwegian national team for two friendly matches against Canada and the United States in January 2006. He did not appear in the match against Canada, but started in the 5–0 loss against the United States and was taken off at half time. This was his only appearance for the national team.[4]

Career statistics
Season Club Division League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1996[12] Molde Tippeligaen 5000–50
1997[12] 11100–111
1998[12] 2100–21
Molde Total 18200–182
1999[12] Hødd Adeccoligaen 17220–192
Hødd Total 17220–192
2000[12] Start Tippeligaen 24630–276
2001[12] Adeccoligaen 29842–3310
Start Total 531472–6016
2002[1] Vålerenga Tippeligaen 25250–302
2003[1] 16052–212
Vålerenga Total 412102–514
2003[1] Stabæk Tippeligaen 7100–71
2004[1] 2424210294
Stabæk Total 3134210365
2005[1] Molde Tippeligaen 2575220329
2006[1] 2612120302
Molde Total 51873406211
2007[1] Strømsgodset Tippeligaen 25241–293
2008[1] 26431–295
2009[1] 25020–270
Strømsgodset Total 76692–858
2010[1] Mjøndalen Adeccoligaen 6010–70
2011[1] 21121–232
2012[1] 2813010321
2013[1] 1002000122
Mjøndalen Total 5927110673
Career Total 3464046126039851

References
  1. "Stian Ohr". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. "Stian Ohr" (in Norwegian). Mjøndalen IF. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. Ohr, Stian. "IK Start Stian Ohr" (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. Søfting, Thomas (3 August 2013). "Stian Ohr legger opp". Fotballsonen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  5. "Slik takker Stian Ohr for seg og legger opp" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  6. Wedervang, Mads (29 September 2008). "Kyllingrekka som forsvant" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  7. "Molde fristiller Stian Ohr" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Norwegian News Agency. 5 January 2000. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  8. "Stian Ohr til Molde" (in Norwegian). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  9. Lindbæk, Einar (21 August 2005). "Troll i Ohr". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  10. "Kunsten å rykke ned". NRK Sportsrevyen (in Norwegian). 21 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2013.(This video is only visible to Norwegian viewers)
  11. "2007 Forsesong" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  12. "Stian Ohr's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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