Frode Kyvåg (born 8 September 1945) is a Norwegian team handball coach and sports administrator.
Frode Kyvåg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 September 1945 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Handball coach and sports official |
| Known for | Head coach of the Norway women's national handball team 1974–1978
Secretary-general for Norway Cup from 1975 |
| Spouse | |
Career
editKyvåg was head coach for the Norway women's national handball team from 1974 to 1978.[1] He coached the women's team of Bækkelagets SK from 1983 to 1988 and from 1991 to 2000,[1] when the team had great success internationally, winning the EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and 1999.[2] He has also been a handball coach for the clubs Nordstrand IF, Gjerpen IF and Fjellhammer IL.[1]
He has been secretary-general for the international youth football tournament Norway Cup from 1975.[1][3] He is also a former speed skater and competed for Nordstrand IF in the seasons 1958/59–1964/65.[4]
In the 2015 Norwegian local elections he was elected as a member of Oslo city council.[5]
Personal life
editKyvåg was born on 8 September 1945.[1] He married Monica Løken in 1995.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Bryhn, Rolf (2007). "Frode Kyvåg". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf (2007). "Bækkelagets Sportsklubb". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "Norway Cup Administration". Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ *Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild; Teigen, Magne and Teigen, Thorleiv. Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 2004 (7. utgave). Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli/Hokksund, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2004.
- ^ Finsveen, Jesper Nordahl (16 September 2015). "Lippestad og Stoltenberg inn i Oslo bystyre for Ap". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Monica og Frode Kyvåg: Trener'n og talentet". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 15 March 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
External links
edit- Frode Kyvåg at SpeedSkatingNews.info
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