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Place of birth
  
Algard, Norway

Name
  
Gunnar Stensland

1937–1946
  
Algard

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
Midfielder


Date of birth
  
(1922-01-11)11 January 1922

Date of death
  
24 November 2011(2011-11-24) (aged 89)

Gunnar Stensland (11 January 1922 – 24 November 2011) was a Norwegian association footballer and later coach.

In Norway he played for Ålgård FK and Viking FK. He played 58 games and scored two goals for Viking from 1947 to 1950. In his time with Viking, he was part of their Cup winning team against Skeid in 1947. Later, he played two games for FC Nancy in France, the forerunner of AS Nancy. He was coach of Viking from 1951 to 1952, Ålgård in 1956 and Stålkameratene in 1965.

He was born in Ålgård, attended school in Ålgård and Hana and police academy in Sweden. He worked in the police until retiring in 1979. He died in November 2011.

References

Gunnar Stensland Wikipedia