Kjetil Knutsen (born 2 October 1968) is a Norwegian football coach who currently manages FK Bodø/Glimt in Eliteserien.
![]() Knutsen in December 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kjetil Knutsen | ||
Date of birth | (1968-10-02) 2 October 1968 (age 54) | ||
Place of birth | Arna, Norway | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
Youth career | |||
Team | |||
Brann | |||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
1995–2004 | Hovding | ||
2009-2013 | Fyllingen/Fyllingsdalen | ||
2014–2016 | Åsane | ||
2018– | Bodø/Glimt |
Knutsen started his manager career at fifth tier club TIL Hovding in 1995, initially as a junior coach, then as head coach. Knutsen would take the team up two divisions in nine years before leaving for a role at top tier side Brann as head of first team development.[1] He was hired as head coach at Fyllingsdalen in 2012 and then at Åsane in 2014. After Knutsen was sacked from his position as head coach in Åsane, he joined Bodø/Glimt as assistant coach under head coach Aasmund Bjørkan. In 2018, Knutsen became head coach for Bodø/Glimt after Bjørkan became sports director.[2] They finished the 2019 Eliteserien in second place, and Knutsen received the Eliteserien Coach of the Year award for this accomplishment.
In 2020 he led Bodø/Glimt to their first ever Norwegian national league title, in a record-breaking season where they lost only one game.[3] In 2021 he led Bodø/Glimt to their second Eliteserien title following a 3–0 win over Mjøndalen.[4]
In 2021, he led Bodø/Glimt to the club's first group stage in Europe, where his outfit became the first team in history to score six times against a José Mourinho side in a 6–1 victory against Roma at Aspmyra.[5]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Fyllingen/Fyllingsdalen | 28 August 2009 | 15 October 2013 | 93 | 58 | 12 | 23 | 062.37 |
Åsane | 1 January 2014 | 31 December 2016 | 95 | 40 | 24 | 31 | 042.11 |
Bodø/Glimt | 1 January 2018 | Present | 193 | 108 | 48 | 37 | 055.96 |
Total | 381 | 206 | 84 | 91 | 054.07 |
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