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Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1959)

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Nils Johan Semb
Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-02-24) 24 February 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Horten, Norway
Managerial career
Years	Team
1990-1991	Norway
1992-1998	Norway
1998-2003	Norway

Nils Johan Semb (born 24 February 1959) was the coach of the Norway national football team from 1998 to 2003, presiding over 68 matches.

He led the team to its first European Football Championship in 2000. Though successful, at least in the beginning of his tenure, he drew heavy criticism for his team's defense-oriented style, where long balls, counter-attacks and direct passes were hallmarks of their attacking style. He was replaced by Åge Hareide in 2003. He was a commentator for TV 2, then resigned in 2009 to become the Chief of Elite Football at the Football Association of Norway.

He was educated at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

References

^ Pedersen, Ole Petter. "Nils Johan Semb". Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
"Semb blir toppfotballsjef" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 20.

External links

Nils Johan Semb coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
Nils Johan Semb coach profile at Soccerway

v t e Norway squad – UEFA Euro 2000
1 Myhre 2 Bergdølmo 3 Bragstad 4 Berg (c) 5 Andersen 6 Strand 7 Mykland 8 Solbakken 9 Flo 10 Rekdal 11 Skammelsrud 12 Olsen 13 M. Bakke 14 Heggem 15 Riise 16 Eggen 17 Carew 18 Iversen 19 E. Bakke 20 Solskjær 21 Riseth 22 Bjørnebye Coach: Semb

v t e Norway national football team – managers
Hayes (1912) Möller (1918–20) McPherson (Olympic team) (1920) Halvorsen (1934–45) Soo (1952) Hahn (1953–55) Lewin (1956–57) Majowski (1958) Larsen (1958) Henriksen (1959) Kment (1960–62) Larsen (1962–66) Kment (1967–69) Johannessen (1970–71) Curtis (1972–74) Andreassen & Eggen (1974–77) Fossen (1978–87) Andreassen & Eggen (Olympic team) (1986–87) Grip (1987–88) Stadheim (1988–90) Olsen (1990–98) Semb (1998–2003) Hareide (2003–08) Olsen (2009–13) Høgmo (2013–16) Lagerbäck (2017–20) Solbakken (2020–) (c) = caretaker manager

Norway national football team – managers

Hayes (1912)
Möller (1918–20)
McPherson (Olympic team) (1920)
Halvorsen (1934–45)
Soo (1952)
Hahn (1953–55)
Lewin (1956–57)
Majowski (1958)
Larsen (1958)
Henriksen (1959)
Kment (1960–62)
Larsen (1962–66)
Kment (1967–69)
Johannessen (1970–71)
Curtis (1972–74)
Andreassen & Eggen (1974–77)
Fossen (1978–87)
Andreassen & Eggen (Olympic team) (1986–87)
Grip (1987–88)
Stadheim (1988–90)
Olsen (1990–98)
Semb (1998–2003)
Hareide (2003–08)
Olsen (2009–13)
Høgmo (2013–16)
Lagerbäck (2017–20)
Solbakken (2020–)

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