Kjell "Schou'en" Schou-Andreassen (19 June 1940 – 19 November 1997) was aNorwegianfootballer and one of the country's most successfulfootball managers. He is best known as manager of theNorway national football team 1974–1977, together withNils Arne Eggen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kjell Schou-Andreassen | ||
| Date of birth | (1940-06-19)19 June 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger,Norway | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 1997(1997-11-19) (aged 57) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Viking | 3 | (0) |
| 1960–1961 | Stavanger IF | ||
| 1962 | SK Brann | ||
| 1963–1970 | Viking | 108 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1958 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1972 | Viking | ||
| 1975–1977 | Norway | ||
| 1977–1979 | Bryne | ||
| 1980–1981 | Lillestrøm | ||
| 1982 | Viking | ||
| 1987 | Viking | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Although he played midfield forViking FK (1958–59, 1964–70, 202 games),[1] he also played forStavanger IF (1960–61) andSportsklubben Brann (1962–63) when they wonNorwegian First Division 1963. He played oneU19 game (1958).
He coachedViking FK as assistant ofSverre Andersen (1971), and as head coach (1972), which won the club theNorwegian First Division 1972.
He was national U21 team manager (1973–77) and main manager withNils Arne Eggen (1974–78). In 1977, Norway came close to qualifying for a finals for the first time since the war. The pair also took charge for the Olympics in 1987. After his time as national manager, Schou-Andreassen was coach ofBryne FK (1977–79) andLillestrøm Sportsklubb where he took over fromJoe Hooley and finished 2nd in theNorwegian Football Cup 1980 and won theNorwegian Football Cup 1981. Later, he went "home" to Viking and won theNorwegian First Division 1982.
Eggen said that Schou Andreassen was the man who best represented Norwegian football for him.[2] For 15 years, Schou-Andreassen managed at the top-level of Norwegian football. He had a great deal of influence over Norwegian coaching and sport. He later built his own personnel department. Schou-Andreasen died ofleukemia, aged only 57.
Bibliography
edit- Ledelse, teamarbeid og teamutvikling i fotball og arbeidsliv Together withCato Wadel. 1989ISBN 82-991781-2-6
References
edit- ^"Tidligere spillere | Viking". Archived fromthe original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved3 January 2016.
- ^Report from dagbladet.no