Photo: Mr. Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kjetil Rekdal is the kind of footballer whose name lights up only for genuine students of the game, and I mean that as praise. A towering Norwegian midfielder from Møre og Romsdal, he carved out a serious European career from Molde through the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Belgium, then reinvented himself as a manager back home. His 2018 Kniksen Honorary Award tells you how deeply he is respected in Norwegian football. I gravitate toward players defined by durability and intelligence rather than flash, and Rekdal reads to me as a backbone figure, the sort who shapes a national footballing culture without ever needing the spotlight.
Overview
Kjetil André Rekdal (born 6 November 1968) is a Norwegian football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Norwegian club Aalesund. Rekdal began his playing career at Molde FK, playing afterwards for clubs in the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Belgian Pro League.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kjetil Rekdal
- Name (Japanese)
- ヒェティル・レクダル
- Reading
- ひぇてぃる・れくだる
- Born
- November 6, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Vestnes Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Kniksen's Honorary Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Norway →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.