After two golds and two silvers in the last four seasons, Bodø/Glimt have taken the step right up to the top of Norwegian club football. Much of the credit goes to head coach Kjetil Knutsen – and the tax list for 2021 shows that he also gets paid for his efforts. With a net income of just over NOK 6.7 million, he is clearly the best-paid coach in the Eliteserien. He earns NOK 3.7 million more than the next man on the list, Dag-Eilev Fagermo in Vålerenga. General manager in Bodø/Glimt, Frode Thomassen, says that he does not comment on tax lists down to individual level. – But you must be aware that we have had a very good year, he says to news. Expecting salary jump in 2022 Sports commentator Jan Petter Saltvedt in news believes Knutsen has earned the lucrative salary in Glimt. – That Kjetil Knutsen earns 6.7 million, which sounds like an insane amount, I don’t think is excessive at all based on what he achieved with Bodø/Glimt in 2021, and further in 2022. Jan Petter Saltvedt is a sports commentator in news. Photo: Martin Leigland / news He believes the salary includes gold-edged bonuses after a season that ended with league gold and advancement from the group stage in the Serie Liga. It gave ringing coins in the club coffers at Aspmyra. – I feel quite confident that Knutsen’s salary includes a good bonus percentage, both in 2021 and in 2022. It is a completely different way of thinking than giving such high basic salaries. Knutsen has been a sought-after target for clubs both at home and abroad following his success, and on the eve of 2021, Rosenborg was very interested in the services of the Bergen native. Kjetil Knutsen took Bodø/Glimt to the quarter-finals in the Serieligaen, which gave the northerners a ringing coin in the club coffers. Photo: Andreas Nilsen Trygstad / news According to Avisa Nordland, the people of Trønder were ready to offer Knutsen NOK 7 million in salary to take Lerkendal. But Knutsen chose to sign a new contract with the Bodøværings – probably with a salary jump included. – Knutsen has moved on from NOK 6.7 million. I will not be surprised if we see an eight-figure figure in the accounts in a year’s time. Thinks Fagermo earns too much Saltvedt is more surprised by the salary of Vålerenga coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo, who he believes has been paid extremely well based on the results in Vålerenga. – Fagermo was paid handsomely to go to Vålerenga. But based on results, he’s making too much compared to the others in 2021. Then we’ll see where he ends up in 2022. I think that list is going to look quite a bit different. Dag-Eilev Fagermo was in the joking corner when he was presented as the new Vålerenga coach at the start of 2021. He says about his own contract that it is far too short and poorly paid. Photo: Magnus Helle / news Among other things, he believes that Kjetil Rekdal has doubled his salary and probably after the transfer from HamKam to Rosenborg. He also points out that the third man on the list for 2021, Molde coach Erling Moe, seems to have been underpaid based on his performances with the blue shirts. – Erling Moe looks underpaid if these were today’s wages. Røkke knows what good bonuses are, so I’m not worried about Erling Moe. In addition, he praises the way Lillestrøm has paid head coach Geir Bakke and assistant coach Petter Myhre a relatively equal salary. – In that way, you recognize that there is an apparatus around a team in a very clear way. I like that about the list. Molde coach Erling Moe and club CEO Ole Erik Stavrum smile broadly at Aker Stadium after a successful season in 2022. Photo: Mari Aandahl Kippernes / news
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