Leif Gunnar Smerud - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Leif Gunnar Smerud (born 24 January 1977 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian football manager and former player.
He played in the top League for Lillestrøm, Viking and FC Lyn Oslo, and on the 2nd level for Mandalskammeratene.
He also represented Norway up to U21-level, and played in the U18 European Championship i 1995. He is currently National Team Head Coach for the Norwegian U21-national team.
He was head coach of the Tippeligaen team Hønefoss between 2011 and 2013.
He took the team to the Top league in his first year, and was the first and only coach in history to keep them there.
In 2011, he was named "young coach of the year" by the National Coach Association.
Before his spell with Hønefoss he was an assistant coach for the women national team that won a bronze medal in the 2009 euro, a team who was named Team of the year in Norway in 2009.
Smerud has a UEFA-Pro-license.
He is also a trained psychologist.

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