2011 SK Brann season

SK Brann
2011 season
Manager	Rune Skarsfjord
Stadium	Brann Stadion
Tippeligaen	4th
Norwegian Football Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Kim Ojo (15); All: Kim Ojo (18)
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The 2011 season was SK Brann's 103rd season and their 25th consecutive season in the Norwegian Premier League.

Information[]

Head coach	Rune Skarsfjord
League	Norwegian Premier League
Shirt supplier	Kappa
Shirt sponsor	Sparebanken Vest
Average league attendance	12977 (-5,58%)
League result	4th
Norwegian Cup	Finale (1-2 against Aalesunds FK)
Top goalscorer	Kim Ojo (15 in league, 3 in cup, 18 in total)
Player of the year	Rudolph Austin

Squad[]

First team[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ISL	Birkir Sævarsson
3	DF	NOR	Christian Kalvenes
4	DF	NOR	Lars Grorud
5	MF	JAM	Rudolph Austin
6	MF	NOR	Carl-Erik Torp
7	MF	NOR	Hassan El Fakiri
8	MF	NOR	Fredrik Haugen
9	FW	NGA	Kim Ojo
10	MF	NOR	Erik Mjelde (C)
11	FW	NGA	Bentley
12	GK	NOR	Håkon Opdal


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	URU	Diego Gustavino
16	MF	NOR	Bjarte Haugsdal
18	MF	URU	Maximiliano Bajter
19	FW	LTU	Tadas Labukas
20	FW	BRA	Juninho
21	DF	HUN	Zsolt Korcsmár
24	GK	POL	Piotr Leciejewski
23	FW	URU	Nicolás Mezquida
25	DF	NOR	Yaw Ihle Amankwah
26	DF	NOR	Bjørnar Holmvik

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GAM	Tijan Jaiteh (on loan to Randers)

Youth squad[]

Five players without professional contracts who are allowed to play three league matches each season for the first team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	NOR	Lars Henrik Skage
27	MF	NOR	Kjetil Kalve
28	FW	NOR	Kristoffer Barmen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	MF	NOR	Eirik Birkelund
36	GK	NOR	Øystein Øvretveit

Team kit[]

The team kits for the 2011 season are produced by Kappa and the main shirt sponsor is Sparebanken Vest. Other sponsors featured on the kit are BKK (shoulders), (chest), (left arm), Chess (upper back), Norne Securities (front of shorts), Coop Obs! (back of shorts) and Tide (socks). As of the 2011 season the Norwegian FA has made it compulsory for all Premiership teams to feature player names on the back of the shirts. On Brann's shirts the player's names are printed below the squad number.

Home^[1]

Away^[2]

Goalkeeper 1

Transfers[]

Players in[]

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2010/11

Lars Grorud from Sogndal.^[3]
Fredrik Haugen from Løv-Ham.^[4]
Carl-Erik Torp from Kongsvinger.^[5]
Kim Ojo from Nybergsund-Trysil.^[6]
Piotr Leciejewski from Sogndal.^[7]
Zsolt Korcsmár from Újpest.^[8]
Juninho from Desportivo Brasil (loan).^[9]
Chukwuma "Bentley" Akabueze from Odd Grenland.^[10]
Nicolás Mezquida from C.A. Peñarol (loan).^[11]

Summer 2010/11

Tadas Labukas from Arka Gdynia.^[12]
Maximiliano Bajter from C.A. Peñarol (loan).^[13]

Players out[]

Only first team squad transfers

Winter 2010/11

Cato Guntveit retired from professional football.^[14]
Eirik Bakke to Sogndal.^[15]
David Nielsen retired.^[16]
Gylfi Einarsson to Fylkir.^[17]
Jan Gunnar Solli to New York Red Bulls.^[18]
Petter Vaagan Moen to Queens Park Rangers.^[19]
Matias Møvik to Løv-Ham.^[20]
Kenneth Udjus to Sogndal.^[7]
Cato Hansen to Sogndal.^[7]
Erik Huseklepp to Bari.^[21]
Tijan Jaiteh to Randers (loan).^[22]

Summer 2010/11

Nicolás Mezquida to C.A. Peñarol (loan return).^[23]
Juninho to Desportivo Brasil (loan return).^[24]

Results[]

The table below shows the results of all of SK Brann's official matches during the 2011-season.^[25]

Date	Host	Agg.	Visitor	Ground	Attendance	Tournament
20.03.11	SK Brann	2-1	Rosenborg BK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	16,732	Tippeligaen
04.04.11	Lillestrøm SK	1-4	SK Brann	Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm	7,416	Tippeligaen
09.04.11	SK Brann	0-1	Fredrikstad FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	15,501	Tippeligaen
15.04.11	FK Haugesund	3-3	SK Brann	Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund	5,000	Tippeligaen
25.04.11	SK Brann	1-3	Molde FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	12,537	Tippeligaen
01.05.11	Tertnes IL	1-3	SK Brann	, Bergen	2,500	Norwegian Football Cup
07.05.11	Vålerengen IF	0-2	SK Brann	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	16,674	Tippeligaen
11.05.11	Fana IL	2-3	SK Brann	, Bergen	1,200	Norwegian Football Cup
16.05.11	SK Brann	2-1	IK Start	Brann Stadion, Bergen	17,237	Tippeligaen
19.05.11	Strømsgodset IF	1-0	SK Brann	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen	6,012	Tippeligaen
26.05.11	Åsane Fotball	0-1	SK Brann	, Bergen	1,204	Norwegian Football Cup
29.05.11	Tromsø IL	4-0	SK Brann	Alfheim Stadion, Tromsø	4,844	Tippeligaen
10.06.11	SK Brann	2-0	Sogndal Fotball	Brann Stadion, Bergen	11,503	Tippeligaen
16.06.11	Viking FK	4-0	SK Brann	Viking Stadion, Stavanger	11,080	Tippeligaen
19.06.11	SK Brann	1-1	Aalesunds FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	10,814	Tippeligaen
22.06.11	SK Brann	2-2 3-2 (pen)	Sogndal Fotball	Brann Stadion, Bergen	3,750	Norwegian Football Cup
27.06.11	Sarpsborg 08	3-5	SK Brann	Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg	4,472	Tippeligaen
30.06.11	SK Brann	2-0	Odd Grenland	Brann Stadion, Bergen	12,043	Tippeligaen
03.07.11	SK Brann	2-1	Stabæk Fotball	Brann Stadion, Bergen	12,010	Tippeligaen
18.07.11	Fredrikstad FK	4-2	SK Brann	Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad	10,304	Tippeligaen
31.07.11	Odd Grenland	2-3	SK Brann	Skagerak Arena, Skien	5,575	Tippeligaen
03.08.11	SK Brann	3-2	Viking FK	Brann Stadion, Bergen	12,589	Tippeligaen
07.08.11	SK Brann	0-0	Strømsgodset IF	Brann Stadion, Bergen	12,470	Tippeligaen
14.08.11	Viking FK	1-1 1-3 (pen)	SK Brann	Viking Stadion, Stavanger	9,086	Norwegian Football Cup
21.08.11	Stabæk Fotball	1-1	SK Brann	Telenor Arena, Bærum	7,246	Tippeligaen
26.08.11	SK Brann	1-1	Tromsø IL	Brann Stadion, Bergen	11,639	Tippeligaen
11.09.11	Molde FK	2-2	SK Brann	Aker Stadion, Molde	9,151	Tippeligaen
16.09.11	SK Brann	1-0	FK Haugesund	Brann Stadion, Bergen	13,032	Tippeligaen
21.09.11	Fredrikstad FK	0-2	SK Brann	Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad	-	Norwegian Football Cup

Highlights[]

January 6: Brann signed the Polish goalkeeper Piotr Leciejewski in a trade deal that sent Kenneth Udjus and Cato Hansen to the newly promoted Tippeligaen club Sogndal^[7]
January 13: Zsolt Korcsmár signed a three-year deal with Brann. The Hungarian center back spent the last half of the 2010 season on loan at Brann Stadion.^[8]
January 14: Christian Kalvenes signed a one-year extension to his contract. The local lad started his third spell with the club in June 2010 after a free transfer from Burnley.^[26]
January 26: Brann signed Juninho on a 6-month loan deal. The young Brazilian spent the last half of the 2010 season on loan at the club.^[9]
January 31: Erik Huseklepp was sold to the Serie A club Bari while Tijan Jaiteh went on a one-year loan to Danish side Randers.^[21]^[22]
February 24: Brann signed Chukwuma "Bentley" Akabueze on a four-year deal. The young Nigerian spent four seasons at Odd Grenland before transferring to Brann.^[10]
February 8: Brann signed Nicolás Mezquida on a five-month loan deal from the Uruguayan champions C.A. Peñarol.^[11]
March 11: Erik Mjelde was announced as Brann's new Captain. The midfielder took over the armband from goalkeeper Håkon Opdal.^[27]
March 17: Brann announced the club's youth squad for the 2011 season. The five junior players are allowed to play up to three matches in the Premiership without a professional contract and the club does not have to pay training compensations (link) to the players former clubs.^[28] This was a new rule set by the Norwegian FA to make it easier for clubs to utilise young national players on the highest level of Norwegian football.
March 20: Brann opened the season with a 2-1 upset win against reigning champions Rosenborg. While Rosenborg were considered contenderes for the title by most experts before the season, Brann was deemed to have a tough season by most pundits, and many considered them relegation bound after losing key players like Erik Huseklepp, Petter Vaagan Moen and Jan Gunnar Solli and replacing them with Bosman players and youngsters. Kim Ojo scored and made an assist in his debut.^[29]
July 6: Brann signed Tadas Labukas on a six-month contract. The Lithuanian striker came on a free transfer from Arka Gdynia.^[12]
July 13: Nicolás Mezquida returned to C.A. Peñarol after Brann opted not to extend his loan deal.^[23]
July 15: Juninho returned to Desportivo Brasil after spending six months on loan at Brann.^[24]
July 18: Brann signed Maximiliano Bajter on a six-month loan deal from C.A. Peñarol.^[13]

References[]

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^ "Bortedrakt 2011" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2011-01-09. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
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^ "Klar for Brann" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 2010-11-11. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
^ "Kim Ojo signerte for Brann" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2010-12-08. Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
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^ ^a ^b "Bajter til Brann som midtbaneanker" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 2011-07-18. Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
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^ ^a ^b "Huseklepp til Bari for 15,4 mill" (in Norwegian). dagbladet.no. 2011-01-31.
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^ ^a ^b "Mezquida sendes hjem" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 2011-07-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
^ ^a ^b "Juninho reiste hjem til Brasil" (in Norwegian). smp.no. 2011-07-15.
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^ "Mjelde: – Spesielt å få bære bindet i Brann" (in Norwegian). tv2sporten.no. 2011-03-12.
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^ "Har Brann skutt gullfuglen?" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 2011-03-20.

[New_home_kit-1] "Hjemmedrakt 2011" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2011-01-09. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

[New_home_away-2] "Bortedrakt 2011" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2011-01-09. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

[Grorud_in-3] "Sogndal-kaptein blir Brann-spiller" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2010-09-15. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18.

[Haugen_in-4] "Haugen blir Brann-spiller" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

[Torp_in-5] "Klar for Brann" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 2010-11-11. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-12.

[Ojo_in-6] "Kim Ojo signerte for Brann" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2010-12-08. Archived from the original on 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

[Piotr_Leciejewski_in,_Udjus_and_Hansen_out-7] "Ny start for Hansen og Udjus" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2011-01-06. Archived from the original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-08.

[Korcsmár_in-8] "Zsolt: - Jeg ville tilbake til Brann" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2011-01-14. Archived from the original on 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-01-16.

[Juninho_in-9] "Juninho klar for Brann" (in Norwegian). ba.no. 2011-01-26.

[Bentley_in-10] "Bentley har signert for Brann" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2011-02-24. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-24.

[Mezquida_in-11] "Spiss fra Uruguay på lån" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2011-03-08. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-08.

[Labukas_in-12] "Labukas klar for Brann" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 2011-07-06. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[Bajter_in-13] "Bajter til Brann som midtbaneanker" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 2011-07-18. Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[Guntveit_out-14] "Legger opp - går til sivil jobb" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2010-10-21. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

[Bakke_out-15] "– Bakke har fått for mye pes" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 2010-10-26. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

[Nielsen_stays_throughout_season-16] "Nielsen forlenger med Brann - og blir trener" (in Norwegian). tv2sporten.no. 2010-07-30. Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

[Einarsson_out-17] "Nok en midtbanespiller forlater Brann" (in Norwegian). tv2sporten.no. 2010-10-27.

[Solli_out-18] "- Ville kjøpe meg for 25 millioner" (in Norwegian). nettavisen.no. 2010-09-15. Archived from the original on 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

[Vaagan_Moen_out-19] "Vaagan Moen har signert for QPR" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2010-11-11. Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-12.

[Møvik_out-20] "Møvik ferdig i Brann" (in Norwegian). adressa.no. 2010-11-21.

[Huseklepp_out-21] "Huseklepp til Bari for 15,4 mill" (in Norwegian). dagbladet.no. 2011-01-31.

[Jaiteh_out-22] "Jaiteh goes on loan to Denmark". brann.no. 2011-01-31. Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-02-02.

[Mezquida_out-23] "Mezquida sendes hjem" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 2011-07-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[Juninho_out-24] "Juninho reiste hjem til Brasil" (in Norwegian). smp.no. 2011-07-15.

[25] "Brann.no's list of results 2011". altomfotball.no.

[Kalvenes_in-26] "Kalvenes: - Har mye å bidra med" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 2011-01-14. Archived from the original on 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-01-16.

[Mjelde_new_captain-27] "Mjelde: – Spesielt å få bære bindet i Brann" (in Norwegian). tv2sporten.no. 2011-03-12.

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