Less than a week after the ouster of Olivier Dall'Oglio, AS Saint-Etienne announced this Friday the appointment of Eirik Horneland as coach of the Greens' professional squad. The 49-year-old Norwegian technician signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with a term of June 30, 2027.
Eirik Horneland at ASSE until 2027
Little known in France, Eirik Horneland will sharpen his weapons for the first time away from Scandinavian football. With ASSE, he will have the opportunity to expand his CV, particularly in the line of recruits signed during his career. And this, as soon as January arrives, on the winter transfer market in Ligue 1. So far, Horneland is playing modestly. Because having only managed Norwegian clubs, he never had significant resources in the clubs he attended to strengthen himself.
None of its recruits exceeds a million
None exceeds a million euros, the most expensive comes close in the person of Kristoffer Zachariassen, an attacking midfielder now aged 30. But at the time of his transfer to Eirik Horneland, he was 26 years old. It was in 2020 with Rosenborg BK. The rest of the top 10 is detailed below…
The 10 most expensive recruits on Eirik Horneland's CV
10. Emil Kornvig, de Cittadella à SK Brann (2024) = €400,000
9. Japhet Sery Larsen, de Bodø/Glimt à SK Brann (2023) = €400,000
8. Gjermund Åsen, de Tromsø à Rosenborg BK (2019) = €400,000
7. Martin Hellan, de Kongsvinger à SK Brann (2024) = €450,000
6. Dino Islamovic, d'Östersund à Rosenborg BK (2020) = €475,000
5. Joachim Soltvedt, de Sarpsborg 08 à SK Brann (2023) = €520,000
4. Carlo Holse, du FC Copenhague à Rosenborg BK (2020) = €560,000
3. Sakarias Opsahl, de Tromsø à SK Brann (2024) = €590,000
2. Magnus Warming, du Torino FC à SK Brann (2023) = €650,000
1. Kristoffer Zachariassen, de Sarpsborg 08 à Rosenborg BK (2020) = €940,000
