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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nils Johan Semb has received more than 29,949 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Nils Johan Semb is the 7,734th most popular soccer player (down from 6,010th in 2019), the 637th most popular biography from Norway (down from 499th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Norwegian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nils Johan Semb ranks 7,734 out of 16,880Before him are Yvon Mvogo, Vladyslav Vashchuk, Vicente Guaita, Édgar Álvarez, Antonio Sanabria, and Dominic Adiyiah. After him are Nashat Akram, Hedvig Lindahl, Pedro Obiang, Johan Wiland, Ante Covic, and Mark Bowen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Nils Johan Semb ranks 638Before him are Pamela Fryman, Jill Bolte Taylor, Carolyn McCormick, Andrea Jung, Jack Abramoff, and Bill Lee. After him are Alain Bondue, Marek Ostrowski, Oleg Logvin, Merritt Butrick, Eddie Johnson, and Margaret Gardiner.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Nils Johan Semb ranks 637 out of 927Before him are Anita Moen (1967), Steffen Iversen (1976), Kristen Skjeldal (1967), Tord Gustavsen (1970), Geir Moen (1969), and Joachim Rønning (1972). After him are Håkon Wium Lie (1965), Daniel-André Tande (1994), Mohammed Abdellaoue (1985), Agnes Kittelsen (1980), Sturla Holm Lægreid (1997), and Vebjørn Rodal (1972).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Norway

Among soccer players born in Norway, Nils Johan Semb ranks 54Before him are Ann Kristin Aarønes (1973), Lars Bohinen (1969), Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (1990), Sigurd Rushfeldt (1972), Roar Strand (1970), and Steffen Iversen (1976). After him are Mohammed Abdellaoue (1985), Ola By Rise (1960), Rune Jarstein (1984), Morten Gamst Pedersen (1981), Bjørn Helge Riise (1983), and Mini Jakobsen (1965).