Dan Eggen

Dan Eggen

Personal information
Full name	Dan Eggen
Date of birth	January 13, 1970 (1970-01-13) (age 41)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Playing position	Central defender
Youth career
	Lyn
–	Årvoll IL
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Ready
1990–1993	BK Frem	72	(15)
1993–1997	Brøndby IF	108	(6)
1997–1999	Celta Vigo	37	(2)
1999–2004	Alavés	40	(2)
2003	Rangers	0	(0)
2003–2004	Le Mans	22	(1)
National team
1993–2001	Norway	25	(2)
Teams managed
2009	Kolbotn IL
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dan Eggen (born 13 January 1970 in Oslo) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is currently coaching Kolbotn IL in the Norwegian Premier League for women. He was capped 25 times for Norway, scoring two goals.

Biography

Dan Eggen played as central defender. He started his career in the Norwegian amateur sides Årvoll and Ready. Later he went on to play for several teams outside of Norway: Danish teams BK Frem and Brøndby IF, Spanish teams Celta Vigo and Alavés (where he played in the 2001 UEFA Cup Final), French team Le Mans and Scottish club Rangers.^[1] Eggen is one of the six players with caps for Norway who has not played in the Norwegian Premier League.

Eggen represented Norway in 25 caps, scoring two goals. He was a part of the 1994 and 1998 World Cup squads, and the 2000 European Football Championship squad. He was not used in any matches in the 1994 World Cup, but was a key player in 1998 and 2000.

In 2005 he started a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is currently the manager of the rock band El Caco. He has studied football coaching at Wang Idrettsgymnas and is currently coaching Kolbotn IL in the Norwegian Premier League for women.

Trivia

Appears in Satyricon's DVD Roadkill Extravaganza, where he is visiting the band backstage, revealing himself as a fan of Norwegian black metal.

During a Pantera concert in Spain, Eggen joined the band on stage for 30 seconds and showing off headbanging and air guitar playing.

References

1. ^ "Gers seal Eggen signing" BBC Sport website (31 January 2003)

External links

• (Danish) Brøndby IF partial statistics
• (Danish) Boldklubben Frem profile
• National team profile^{[dead link]}
• Eggen on stage with Pantera.
• Dan Eggen career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Eggen, Dan
Alternative names	Eggen, Dan
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	1970-1-13
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Date of death
Place of death