| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bodø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–2000 | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| 2000–2002 | Vålerenga | 39 | (9) |
| 2002–2005 | Bodø/Glimt | 69 | (10) |
| 2010 | Alta | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2008 | Bodø/Glimt (developer) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Alta | ||
| 2011– | Ranheim | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Aasmund Bjørkan (born 3 July 1973) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder.
He made his debut for FK Bodø/Glimt in 1991,[1] and helped win promotion ahead of the 1993 season. In his first Norwegian Premier League season in 1993 he played all 22 league games. He remained a steadfast first-team player at Bodø/Glimt[2] until changing club to Vålerenga in the middle of the 2000 season.[3] After some meagre seasons[2] he returned to Bodø/Glimt in August 2002.[4] He started off well, playing all 26 league games in 2003,[2] but was eventually struck by problems with jumper's knee.[5] He retired as an active player after the 2005 season.
Ahead of the 2006 season he was offered the job as head coach of Steigen SK.[6] This did not happen; instead he was hired in Bodø/Glimt as a player developer.[7] Ahead of the 2009 season he was hired as the new head coach for second-tier club Alta IF.[8] 16 December 2010 Bjørkan are the new head coach for Ranheim from 1 January 2011.
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