Sunnmørsposten reports that Rekdal will be the new coach. Thus, it will be someone many people know from before who will be given the task of saving the season for Aalesund. He achieved a lot as AaFK coach from 2008 to 2012. There were two cup triumphs at Ullevaal. Aalesund has had a miserable season in the first division, after they were relegated from the Eliteserien last year. news has confirmed the appointment of a coach, which Sunnmørsposten was the first to report. From what news understands, Eirik Bakke and Svein Maalen were also highly relevant candidates in the final round. This will probably be the new playground for Kjetil Rekdal, Color Line Stadium in Ålesund. Photo: Remi Sagen / news Can move down to the second division The club has been on a fierce coach hunt after they fired Christian Johnsen after poor results in mid-June. Aalesund is in danger of being relegated to the 2nd division with the results they have delivered this season. The orange have only taken nine points in thirteen games. Many are waiting for the announcement of when Rekdal will be presented as the new AaFK coach. Chairman Gunnar Haagensen wrote this in a message to news: – No comment. Chairman Gunnar Haagensen is tight-lipped on Sunday. Photo: Annabelle Kårvåg Sørensen / news news has called Tarjei Omenås, day-to-day manager of the club, on Sunday, without getting an answer. Nor do media contacts Henrik Kviebakk Mauren or Kjetil Rekdal pick up the phone when news calls. Sunnmørsposten writes that Geir Frigård will be assistant coach. – The right choice for the club Football commentator Rune Hustad in news Møre og Romsdal says Kjetil Rekdal is the right choice for the club, which has had a miserable season. Hustad singled out the space fall as a hot candidate early in the process, but thought it would be difficult in terms of prehistory. – There was a real rift between them when Rekdal had to leave the club, but now both parties have obviously put this behind them. Then this seems very sensible, says Hustad. MISERABLE SEASON: Football commentator Rune Hustad in news believes Rekdal is the right man for Aalesund. Photo: Remi Sagen / news Kjetil Rekdal was coach for the Sunnmørs club from September 2008 to November 2012. They beat county rivals Molde in the cup final at Ullevaal in 2009. In the middle of June this year, Christian Johnsen was fired after being coach for Aalesund for a little over a year. Since then, the club has worked to get hold of a new coach. – We need someone who can do something with AaFK, says Daniella Baarholm in the supporters’ club. – We need an energetic person, and that is exactly what Kjetil Rekdal is. He manages to motivate the players. In several online discussion forums, there are cheers among the supporters that a coaching hero is returning. JUBILEE: Rekdal celebrates his second cup victory with AaFK, against Brann in 2011. Photo: Svein Ove Ekornesvaag / Scanpix Should have gone straight back up Christian Johnsen was brought to AaFK when the club fired Lars Arne Nilsen last year. Johnsen and the team were unable to save their place in the Eliteserien. Before this year’s season, the goal was clear: The club was going straight up again. But even in the division below, Johnsen did not gain speed on the AaFK ship. After 13 games, the club management had had enough. The team then stood with two wins, three draws and eight losses. Sindre Eid took charge in the last match before the holiday, but even then there was a loss. Since the firing of Johnsen, the club has been looking for a new coach. Christian Michelsen (ex Kristiansund) was a household name for a long time. But he ended up in the elite league club Sarpsborg 08. Kjetil Rekdal had a high star among the supporters with the results he achieved with Aalesund. Danielle Baarholm in the supporters’ club says that the players lack self-confidence after what has happened. She thinks they need a guy like Rekdal. – WE feel for the players. It is certainly not a good feeling to enter the stadium for a match. Rekdal is the right man, she says. Now Aalesund is still up to Kjetil Rekdal to become the new coach at the club, which for a long time has delivered bad matches. Rekdal is 55 years old, and in recent years has been a coach for, among others, Start, HamKam and Rosenborg. Published 30.06.2024, at 11.58 Updated 30.06.2024, at 14.57
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