• The Kniksen Award (Norwegian: Kniksenprisen), established in 1990, honors the best players in the Norwegian football premiership. The award is named after...
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    Ståle Solbakken (category Kniksen Award winners)
    during the following campaign, Solbakken's performances saw him win the Kniksen award as the Norwegian Midfielder of the Season.[citation needed] He was appointed...
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  • Roald Jensen (redirect from Kniksen)
    Roald Jensen (11 January 1943 – 6 October 1987), nicknamed "Kniksen", was one of Norway's most celebrated football players. He played for SK Brann and...
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    Ole Gunnar Solskjær (category Kniksen Award winners)
    1998–99 Intercontinental Cup: 1999 Individual Kniksen Awards Kniksen of the Year: 1996 Kniksen's honour award: 2007 Manchester United Reserves Lancashire...
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    John Carew (category Kniksen Award winners)
    MOT and Ungdom mot Vold (Youth Against Violence) and was awarded the Kniksen award as Kniksen of the year in both 2005 and 2007. Since joining Aston Villa...
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  • Gøran Sørloth (category Kniksen Award winners)
    1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993 Norwegian Cup: 1988, 1990, 1992 Individual Kniksen Striker of the Year: 1991, 1992 "Gøran Sørloth" (in Norwegian). Football...
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    Steffen Iversen (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Vålerenga Tippeligaen: 2005 Individual Tippeligaen Player of the Year: 2006 Kniksen Award Striker of the Year: 2006 Tippeligaen Player of the Month: September...
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    Rosenborg BK (category Kniksen Award winners)
    however; under rules instituted for the 2006 competition, the trophy is awarded to the Intertoto Cup club that advances farthest in the UEFA Cup. In the...
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    their first title in 43 years. The same year, Deila was also awarded the Kniksen Award for Coach of the Year. Deila showed a keenness to take on board...
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    the league in 2012 and won the league-title in 2013. Johansen won the Kniksen Award as the midfielder of the year in 2013. He transferred to Celtic in January...
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    John Arne Riise (category Kniksen Award winners)
    APOEL Cypriot First Division: 2014–15 Cypriot Cup: 2014–15 Individual Kniksen of the Year: 2006 List of men's footballers with 100 or more international...
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    Tore André Flo (category Kniksen Award winners)
    v t e Kniksen of the Year 1990: Thorstvedt 1991: Bratseth 1992: Bratseth 1993: Olsen 1994: Bratseth 1995: H. Riise 1996: Solskjær 1997: Eggen 1998: Flo...
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    Kjetil Rekdal (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Kjetil André Rekdal (born 6 November 1968) is a Norwegian football manager and a former player. He was most recently the manager of Cypriot club AC Omonia...
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    Nils Arne Eggen (category Kniksen Award winners)
    top division: 1987 Individual Kniksen Award Coach of the Year (6): 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 Kniksen's honour award: 2002 "Slik hyller RBK-profilene...
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  • Pål Lydersen (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Tippeligaen season. He also won 20 caps for Norway, scoring one goal. Kniksen award as Defender of the year: 1994 "Pål Lydersen". National-Football-Teams...
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  • brought to Norwegian champions Rosenborg. Leonhardsen won the honorable Kniksen award as the best midfielder in 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993. He was voted the...
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    Ørjan Berg (category Kniksen Award winners)
    2003 Basel Nationnaliga B and promotion: 1994 Individual Kniksen of the Year: 2001 Kniksen award as Midfielder of the Year: 2000, 2001, 2002 Verein "Basler...
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    Ali Al-Habsi (category Kniksen Award winners)
    named in the EFL Championship team of the season and awarded the Reading player of the season award. On 17 July 2017, Al-Habsi moved to Al-Hilal for an...
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  • Harald Brattbakk (category Kniksen Award winners)
    2000–01 Individual Tippeligaen top scorer: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003 Kniksen Award Striker of the Year: 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003 Harald Brattbakk at...
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  • Mini Jakobsen (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, nicknamed Mini, (born 8 November 1965) is a Norwegian former football player (winger/forward) who has played for, amongst others, Bodø/Glimt...
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    Åge Hareide (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Champions League in his first season. For this successful season Hareide was awarded Allsvenskan manager of the year. He was also nominated for coach of the...
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    Sigurd Rushfeldt (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Striker of the Year: 1998 Austria Wien Player of the Season: 2003–04 Kniksen's Honour Award: 2011 Record Tippeligaen all-time top scorer: 172 goals "Charlery...
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    Erik Thorstvedt (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Tufte!. For his appearance in this show he was awarded the Se og Hør readers' TV personality of the year award. He had a weekly football show on Mondays called...
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    Jostein Flo (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Jostein Flo (born 3 October 1964) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a forward. Usually a centre-forward or striker, he was known for his physical...
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    Egil Olsen (category Kniksen Award winners)
    ability. According to close friend Nils Arne Eggen, Olsen would have been awarded with more caps as a player, had it not been for Willi Kment, Norway's manager...
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    Henning Berg (category Kniksen Award winners)
    1999–2000 FA Cup: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League: 1998–99 Individual Kniksen's Honour Award: 2004 PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 First Division Legia Warsaw...
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  • Nordstrand. In 1994, he became an authorised FIFA referee. He won the Kniksen Award as referee of the year in the Norwegian top League for 2001, 2002, 2003...
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    Cup Final, in a 2–1 win against Brann, and was awarded the man of the match award. He won the Kniksen award as the best midfielder in the 2011 Tippeligaen...
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    Vidar Riseth (category Kniksen Award winners)
    Vidar Riseth (born 21 April 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or midfielder. He played for Neset, Rosenborg...
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  • Ola By Rise (category Kniksen Award winners)
    top division: 2004 (as head coach/manager) Kniksen award as goalkeeper of the year: 1992 Kniksen's honour award: 1995 "Historisk statistikk - Flest kamper"...
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