Dan Eggen

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Dan Eggen
Personal information
Full name	Dan Eggen
Date of birth	(1970-01-13) January 13, 1970
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Central defender
Youth career
	Lyn
–	Årvoll IL
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Ready	?	(?)
1990–1993	BK Frem	72	(15)
1993–1997	Brøndby IF	108	(6)
1997–1999	Celta Vigo	37	(2)
1999–2004	Alavés	40	(2)
2003	Rangers	0	(0)
2003–2004	Le Mans	22	(1)
Total		279	(26)
National team
1993–2001	Norway	25	(2)
Teams managed
2009-2011	Kolbotn
2012	KFUM-Kameratene Oslo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dan Eggen (born 13 January 1970 in Oslo) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently coaching KFUM-Kameratene Oslo of the Norwegian Second Division. He has previously coached Kolbotn in the Norwegian Premier League for women. He was capped 25 times for Norway, scoring two goals.

Biography

Dan Eggen played as central defender. He started his career in the Norwegian amateur sides Årvoll and Ready. Later he went on to play for several teams outside of Norway: Danish teams BK Frem and Brøndby IF, Spanish teams Celta Vigo and Alavés (where he played in the 2001 UEFA Cup Final), French team Le Mans and Scottish club Rangers.^[1]

Eggen represented Norway in 25 caps, scoring two goals. He was a part of the 1994 and 1998 World Cup squads, and the 2000 European Football Championship squad. He was not used in any matches in the 1994 World Cup, but was a key player in 1998 and 2000.

In 2005 he started a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is currently the manager of the rock band El Caco. He has studied football coaching at Wang Idrettsgymnas and is currently coaching Kolbotn in the Norwegian Premier League for women.

Trivia

Appears in Satyricon's DVD Roadkill Extravaganza, where he is visiting the band backstage, revealing himself as a fan of Norwegian black metal.

During a Pantera concert in Spain, Eggen joined the band on stage for 30 seconds and showing off headbanging and air guitar playing.

References

↑ "Gers seal Eggen signing" BBC Sport website (31 January 2003)

External links

v t e Norway squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Thorstvedt 2 Halle 3 Johnsen 4 Bratseth (c) 5 Bjørnebye 6 J. Flo 7 Mykland 8 Leonhardsen 9 Fjørtoft 10 Rekdal 11 Jakobsen 12 Grodås 13 By Rise 14 Nilsen 15 Løken 16 Sørloth 17 Eggen 18 Håland 19 Strand 20 Berg 21 Rushfeldt 22 Bohinen Coach: Olsen

v t e Norway squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Grodås (c) 2 Halle 3 Johnsen 4 Berg 5 Bjørnebye 6 Solbakken 7 Mykland 8 Leonhardsen 9 T. Flo 10 Rekdal 11 Jakobsen 12 Myhre 13 Baardsen 14 Heggem 15 Eggen 16 J. Flo 17 H. Flo 18 Østenstad 19 Hoftun 20 Solskjær 21 Riseth 22 Strand Coach: Olsen

v t e Norway squad – UEFA Euro 2000

1 Myhre 2 Bergdølmo 3 Bragstad 4 Berg 5 Andersen 6 Strand 7 Mykland 8 Solbakken 9 T. 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

Persondata
Name	Eggen, Dan
Alternative names	Eggen, Dan
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	1970-1-13
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Date of death
Place of death

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