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Nils Johan Semb

1959 - Today

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Nils Johan Semb (born 24 February 1959) was the coach of the Norway national football team from 1998 to 2003, presiding over 68 matches. He led the team to its first European Football Championship in 2000. Though successful, at least in the beginning of his tenure, he drew heavy criticism for his team's defense-oriented style, where long balls, counter-attacks and direct passes were hallmarks of their attacking style. He was replaced by Åge Hareide in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Johan Semb is the 9,479th most popular soccer player (down from 8,382nd in 2024), the 700th most popular biography from Norway (down from 667th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Norwegian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nils Johan Semb ranks 9,479 out of 21,273. Before him are Alyaksandr Khatskevich, Yassine Benzia, Alan Peacock, Konrad Plautz, Robin Dutt, and Adama Traoré. After him are Alfred Lyttelton, Fernando Sanz, Luís Roberto Alves, László Bodnár, Yevhen Khacheridi, and Adhemar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Nils Johan Semb ranks 732. Before him are Beth Heiden, Francisco Javier Toledo, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Uma Bharti, Brian Goodell, and Stephen Kotkin. After him are Zainab Bangura, Francis Magee, Georgi Dimitrov, Paul Attanasio, Lesley Thompson, and Todd Graff.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Nils Johan Semb ranks 700 out of 1,039. Before him are Rune Jarstein (1984), Erik Varden (1974), Ann Kristin Flatland (1982), Sturla Holm Lægreid (1997), Karoline Krüger (1970), and Anders Bardal (1982). After him are Ole Christian Eidhammer (1965), Anniken Huitfeldt (1969), ICS Vortex (1974), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (1971), Mortiis (1975), and Hanne Haugland (1967).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Norway

Among soccer players born in Norway, Nils Johan Semb ranks 59. Before him are Omar Elabdellaoui (1991), Stig Inge Bjørnebye (1969), Julian Ryerson (1997), Bent Skammelsrud (1966), Hege Riise (1969), and Rune Jarstein (1984). After him are Linda Medalen (1965), Øyvind Leonhardsen (1970), Steffen Iversen (1976), Sigurd Rushfeldt (1972), Erland Johnsen (1967), and Erik Hoftun (1969).

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