SK Brann 2008

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Contents 1 Info 2 Squad 2.1 Out on loan 3 Transfers 3.1 Players in 3.2 Players out 4 Results [11] 5 Highlights 6 Matches (goals) 7 References

[edit] Info

Manager: Mons Ivar Mjelde
League: Norwegian Premier League
Shirt supplier: Kappa
Shirt sponsor: Sparebanken Vest
Average league attendance: -
League: -
Norwegian Cup: -
UEFA Cup: -
Top goal scorer:-
Player of the year: -

The 2008 season is SK Brann's 100th season and their 22nd consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League.

[edit] Squad

As of March 2008. Matches and goals updated as of April 14, 2008 and is for league only.

No. Position Player 3 DF Bjørn Dahl 4 DF Cato Guntveit 6 DF Azar Karadas 7 MF Hassan El Fakiri 8 MF Gylfi Einarsson 9 MF Jan Gunnar Solli 10 FW Njogu Demba-Nyrén 11 MF Petter Vaagan Moen 12 GK Håkon Opdal 13 MF Erik Huseklepp 14 MF Tijan Jaiteh 15 DF Erlend Hanstveit

No. Position Player 17 MF Eirik Bakke (C) 18 DF Ólafur Örn Bjarnason 19 MF Nicolai Misje 20 MF Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen 21 DF Kristján Örn Sigurðsson 22 FW Thorstein Helstad 23 DF Michael Thwaite 24 GK Kenneth Udjus 25 DF Yaw Ihle Amankwah 28 DF Ármann Björnsson 77 FW Robbie Winters

[edit] Out on loan

No. Position Player MF Tore Kannelønning (on loan to Løv-Ham) FW Joakim Sjöhage (on loan to IF Elfsborg)

No. Position Player DF Knut Walde (on loan to Løv-Ham) GK Johan Thorbjørnsen (on loan to Sandefjord)

[edit] Transfers

[edit] Players in Only first team squad transfers Winter 2007/08 Njogu Demba-Nyrén from Esbjerg fB.[1] Gylfi Einarsson on free transfer.[2] Michael Thwaite from Wisła Kraków[3]

[edit] Players out Only first team squad transfers Winter 2007/08 Thor Jørgen Spurkeland to NBK.[4] Martin Andresen to Vålerengen IF[5] Johan Thorbjørnsen to Sandefjord (loan)[6] Ramiro Corrales to MLS [7] Joakim Sjöhage to IF Elfsborg (loan) [8] Knut Walde to Løv-Ham[9] Arnaud Monkam to Løv-Ham[10]

[edit] Results ^[11]

Date	Host	Agg.	Visitor	Ground	Attendance	Tournament
February 13	SK Brann	0-2	Everton FC	Brann Stadion, Bergen	16,207	UEFA Cup
February 21	Everton FC	6-1	SK Brann	Goodison Park, Liverpool	38,000	UEFA Cup
March 30	SK Brann	4-2	Fredrikstad FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	17,119	Tippeligaen
April 5	Aalesunds FK	4-2	SK Brann	Color Line Stadion, Ålesund	10,778	Tippeligaen
April 14	SK Brann	1-1	Strømsgodset IF	Brann Stadion, Bergen	17,282	Tippeligaen
April 19	Stabæk	3-0	SK Brann	Nadderud Stadion, Bærum	6,515	Tippeligaen
April 27	SK Brann	2-1	Lillestrøm SK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	17,228	Tippeligaen
May 3	Tromsø IL	0-0	SK Brann	Alfheim Stadion, Tromsø	7,285	Tippeligaen
May 12	Loddefjord IL	1-4	SK Brann	Alvøen gress , Bergen	3,231	Norwegian Cup
May 16	SK Brann	1-0	Vålerengen IF	Brann Stadion, Bergen	17,896	Tippeligaen
May 25	Viking FK	1-2	SK Brann	Viking Stadion, Stavanger	16,500	Tippeligaen
May 31	SK Brann	3-4	Molde FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	17,710	Tippeligaen
June 4	Rosenborg BK	1-1	SK Brann	Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim	20,011	Tippeligaen
June 7	Austevoll	2-3	SK Brann	Eidsbøen kunstgress, Austevoll	2,500	Norwegian Cup
June 28	Ham-Kam	-	SK Brann	Briskeby gressbane, Hamar	-	Tippeligaen
July 5	SK Brann	-	Bodø/Glimt	Brann Stadion, Bergen	-	Tippeligaen
July 14	FC Lyn Oslo	-	SK Brann	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	-	Tippeligaen
July 20	SK Brann	-	Aalesunds FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	-	Tippeligaen
July 27	Fredrikstad FK	-	SK Brann	Nye Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad	-	Tippeligaen
August 3	SK Brann	-	Ham-Kam	Brann Stadion, Bergen	-	Tippeligaen
August 10	Strømsgodset IF	-	SK Brann	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen	-	Tippeligaen
August 24	SK Brann	-	Rosenborg BK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	-	Tippeligaen
August 31	Bodø/Glimt	-	SK Brann	Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø	-	Tippeligaen
September 14	SK Brann	-	Viking FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	-	Tippeligaen
September 21	Lillestrøm SK	-	SK Brann	Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm	-	Tippeligaen
September 28	SK Brann	-	FC Lyn Oslo	Brann Stadion, Bergen	-	Tippeligaen
October 5	Molde FK	-	SK Brann	Aker Stadion, Molde	-	Tippeligaen
October 19	SK Brann	-	Stabæk	Brann Stadion, Bergen	-	Tippeligaen
October 26	SK Brann	-	Tromsø IL	Brann Stadion, Bergen	-	Tippeligaen
November 2	Vålerengen IF	-	SK Brann	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	-	Tippeligaen

[edit] Highlights

• January 16: Brann signed the Gambian-Swedish striker Njogu Demba-Nyrén from Esbjerg fB. The deal was worth about NOK 9.500.000 (Euro 1.200.000).^[1]
• January 25: Brann signed the former Lillestrøm and Leeds United-player Gylfi Einarsson to a three year deal. The Icelandic midfielder came on a free transfer, after his release from Leeds in the summer of 2007.^[2]
• January 28: Brann signed the Australian international, Michael Thwaite to a three year deal.^[3] He was brought in to replace Ramiro Corrales, who wad sold to Major League Soccer the very same day. ^[7]
• February 7: Joakim Sjöhage transferred to his old club IF Elfsborg on a one year loan deal.^[8]
• February 13: Brann lost the first leg in the Round of 32 in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup. Everton FC won 2-0 at Brann Stadion, in what was Brann's first official game of the season.
• February 21: Brann was knocked-outed of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup, after being crushed by Everton in the 2nd leg of the Round of 32.
• March 30: Brann opened the Premieship-season with a 4-2 win over Fredrikstad F.K. in front of a capacity crowd at Brann Stadion. Thorstein Helstad scored a hat-trick while Azar Karadas scored with a header.
• April 19: Brann's horrific opening of the season continued after losing 0-3 to their main rivals in 2007, Stabæk. Brann was number 11 in the Premiership after 4 rounds, with only 4 points won.
• May 16: Brann beat Vålerengen IF 1-0 in a match that saw the return of two former Brann-profiles, former captain Martin Andresen and the clubs former top goalscorer Bengt Sæternes. The result sent Brann to a 5th position in the league after 7 rounds, 6 point behind Stabæk IF.

[edit] Matches (goals)

The table shows matches and goals in the Norwegian Premier League, Norwegian Cup, Royal League]] and European Cup/UEFA Cup, and was last updated after the game against [[Austevoll on June 7, 2008.^[12]

No.	Position	Player	Premiership	Norwegian Cup	Europe	Royal League	Total
12	GK	Håkon Opdal	9 (0)	1 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	12 (0)
24	GK	Kenneth Udjus	1 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0)
3	DF	Bjørn Dahl	9 (0)	2 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	13 (0)
15	DF	Erlend Hanstveit	10 (0)	1 (1)	2 (0)	0 (0)	13 (1)
18	DF	Ólafur Örn Bjarnason	6 (0)	1 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	9 (0)
21	DF	Kristján Örn Sigurðsson	9 (1)	0 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	11 (1)
23	DF	Michael Thwaite	2 (0)	1 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	4 (0)
25	DF	Yaw Ihle Amankwah	0 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)
6	DF/FW	Azar Karadas	10 (1)	2 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	14 (1)
28	DF/FW	Ármann Smári Björnsson	0 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)
4	DF/MF	Cato Guntveit	7 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	9 (0)
7	MF	Hassan El Fakiri	7 (0)	1 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	10 (0)
8	MF	Gylfi Einarsson	8 (1)	2 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	10 (1)
9	MF	Jan Gunnar Solli	9 (0)	2 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	13 (0)
11	MF	Petter Vaagan Moen	9 (1)	0 (0)	2 (1)	0 (0)	11 (2)
13	MF	Erik Huseklepp	2 (0)	2 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	6 (0)
14	MF	Tijan Jaiteh	4 (1)	1 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (1)
17	MF	Eirik Bakke	10 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	12 (0)
19	MF	Nicolai Misje	0 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0)
20	MF/FW	Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen	0 (0)	1 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1)
10	FW	Demba-Nyrén	7 (1)	1 (1)	2 (0)	0 (0)	10 (2)
22	FW	Thorstein Helstad	10 (8)	0 (0)	2 (0)	0 (0)	12 (8)
27	FW	Mathias Møvik	0 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0)
77	FW	Robbie Winters	10 (1)	2 (3)	1 (0)	0 (0)	13 (4)

[edit] References

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