Gunnar Stensland

Gunnar Stensland

Personal information
Date of birth	11 January 1922
Place of birth	Ålgård, Norway
Date of death	24 November 2011 (aged 89)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1937–1946	Ålgård	98	(?)
1947–1950	Viking	58	(2)
1950–1951	FC Nancy	02	(0)
Teams managed
1951–1952	Viking
1956	Ålgård
1979	Stålkameratene
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gunnar Stensland (11 January 1922 – 24 November 2011) was a Norwegian association footballer and later coach.

In Norway he played for Ålgård FK and Viking FK. He played 58 games and scored two goals for Viking from 1947 to 1950. In his time with Viking, he was part of their Cup winning team against Skeid in 1947. Later, he played two games for FC Nancy in France, the forerunner of AS Nancy.^[1] He was coach of Viking from 1951 to 1952,^[2] Ålgård in 1956 and Stålkameratene in 1965.^[1]

He was born in Ålgård, attended school in Ålgård and Hana and police academy in Sweden. He worked in the police until retiring in 1979. He died in November 2011.^[1]

References

1. "Gunnar Stensland er død". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 7 December 2011. p. 17.
2. "Trenere - Viking Fotball". Viking-fk.no. Retrieved 2011-12-07.