Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gunnar Halle | ||
Date of birth | 11 August 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Larvik, Norway | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Strømmen (assistant manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Nesjar | |||
Larvik Turn | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1990 | Lillestrøm | 128 | (12) |
1991–1996 | Oldham Athletic | 212 | (21) |
1994 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 3 | (1) |
1996–1999 | Leeds United | 83 | (4) |
1999–2002 | Bradford City | 70 | (4) |
2002 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Lillestrøm | 32 | (1) |
Total | 535 | (43) | |
National team | |||
1987–1999 | Norway | 64 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
2004 | Aurskog/Finstadbru (player/coach) | ||
2005–2006 | Lillestrøm (assistant) | ||
2006–2008 | Viking (assistant) | ||
2009 | Lyn (assistant) | ||
2009–2010 | Lyn | ||
2010 | Molde (assistant) | ||
2012 | Norway women (assistant) | ||
2013– | Strømmen (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Gunnar Halle (born 11 August 1965) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He is the assistant coach of Strømmen. As a player, Halle played as a right back, he played for many years professionally in England and for the Norwegian national team.
In total he was capped 64 times and scored five international goals, including a memorable hat-trick against San Marino, and was included in the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1998 FIFA World Cup.
He is best known for his playing spells at Oldham Athletic and Leeds United, followed by his brief managerial spell at Lyn Oslo.
Born in Larvik, Halle started his youth career in local club Nesjar.
Halle started his Norwegian Premier League career in Lillestrøm in 1985 when he joined from Larvik Turn. He quickly became a team regular, and helped win the league titles in 1986 and 1989.
In the spring of 1991 he was sold to Oldham Athletic for £280,000, where he played over 200 matches and is regarded as one of the club's finest players during their Premiership days. He remains Oldham's most capped player, playing 25 times for Norway in his time there.