Knut Torbjørn Eggen

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Knut Torbjørn Eggen (born November 1, 1960) is a Norwegian football coach and former player, and will from August 1st be director of Rosenborg.

As a player Eggen spent his entire career with Rosenborg. He played for the team between 1979 and 1991, winning the league title thrice. He was capped four times for the Norwegian national team.

Eggen started his coaching career in Aalesund, before following in his father's footsteps in Moss. He then became coach of Fredrikstad F.K. in 2001. They won promotion to the First Division in 2002 and Eliteserien in 2003. In 2005 Egil Olsen was hired as head coach for Fredrikstad, while Knut Torbjørn Eggen stepped down to work as an assistant coach. When Olsen retired from the position at the end of the year, Eggen was promoted to his previous job. Eggen retired from his position as coach of Fredrikstad F.K. December 2006.

Eggen's father Nils Arne Eggen is an even more successful football coach.