Eirik Vespestad Mæland (born 15 February 1989) is a Norwegian football coach and former footballer who currently is assistant coach of Eliteserien club Molde.

Eirik Mæland
Personal information
Full name Eirik Vespestad Mæland
Date of birth (1989-02-15) 15 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Stord, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kongsvinger (manager)
Youth career
–2006 Bremnes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2017 Haugesund 143 (12)
2018–2019 Fredrikstad 31 (0)
2020 Kongsvinger 2 (0)
Managerial career
2020 Kongsvinger (assistant)
2021–2022 Kongsvinger
2023– Molde (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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He started his senior career in the Norwegian team Haugesund in 2007.[1] He made his debut on 20 June 2007 in a 4–2 loss against Bryne.

Managerial career

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On 13 January 2021, Mæland was appointed head coach of Kongsvinger.[2] On 13 December 2022, Molde announced that Mæland would become first team assistant coach at the club.[3]

Career statistics

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Sources:[4][1]

Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Haugesund 2007 1. divisjon 3 0 1 0 4 0
2008 16 1 0 0 16 1
2009 19 3 0 0 19 3
2010 Eliteserien 21 4 2 0 23 4
2011 11 2 0 0 11 2
2012 15 1 2 0 17 1
2013 21 0 4 0 25 0
2014 7 0 1 0 8 0
2015 8 0 0 0 8 0
2016 18 1 1 2 19 3
2017 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 143 12 11 2 154 14
Fredrikstad 2018 2. divisjon 25 0 2 0 27 0
2019 6 0 2 0 8 0
Total 31 0 4 0 35 0
Kongsvinger 2020 1. divisjon 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career Total 176 12 15 2 191 14

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eirik Mæland". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. ^ Sønsteli, Pål (13 January 2021). "KIL ansetter ung trenerduo". Mitt Kongsvinger (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ "KLAR FOR MOLDE: - EN KJEMPEMULIGHET!". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ Eirik Mæland at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)