Leif Tsolis

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Leif Tsolis
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-12-07) 7 December 1976 (age 46)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Liungen
Åssiden
Mercantile
Managerial career
2001–2006 Vålerenga (youth teams)
2007 Finnsnes (assistant)
2008 Røa
2010 Mjøndalen (assistant)
2011–2012 Flekkefjord
2013 Skarphedin
2013 Sandnes Ulf (junior team)
2014 Valdres
2015 Vålerenga Damer
2016– F.C. Mallorca Toppfotball Femenina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2015

Leif Tsolis (born December 7, 1976) is a Norwegian association football coach.

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Early career

From 2001-2006 Tsolis was the head coach for the U-group 2 in Vålerenga Fotball youth department on the men's side and a coach coordinator at the same time. He was also J16 coach for the inter-region team during this period.

In 2005 he started Scandinavian Football School, which was a 2 and 6 month football academy at Mallorca in Spain, for players of the age 16–23 years of age with ambitions to become top players. The football academy swapped name to Mallorca Toppfotball in 2016 and became a 9-month football academy, which offers students to play in Spanish league systems. Leif Tsolis founded at the same time a Spanish football club named F.C. Mallorca Toppfotball, which is affiliated with the academy. Tsolis has built up both the club and the academy, and is the owner of the projects. As a football coach, Tsolis has 8 promotions as head coach with his football teams, and the promotions has taken place both in Norway and Spain. He has none relegate as a football coach.

In 2008 and 2009 he was the head coach for Oslo Allianse FK, combined with being the head coach for Røa IL in the 2008 season. [1] In 2007 he was full-time employed in Finnsnes IL [2] as administrative manager, Project Manager for Sports City center and coach coordinator, combined with minor coach work at the A-team, B-team and J16-team.

In 2010 he was assistant trainer and top player developer in the 1. division club Mjøndalen IF, [3] where he also was the in game coach for the 2nd team and had analysis tasks for the A team. In Mjøndalen he was a contact person against Norsk Toppfotball, Buskerud Top Coach Network and representative on national gatherings and international gatherings.

Full-time coaching

In 2011 and 2012 he was a full-time A-team coach in Flekkefjord FK in the 3rd division, combined with the role of player developer and coach developer. [4]

In 2014 he was head coach and development manager in the Norwegian 2nd division for Valdres FK. In 2013, junior elite coach for the junior team at the Eliteserie club Sandnes Ulf and also worked at Wang Toppidrett Stavanger. [5]

By 2015, Tsolis was the head coach in the Norwegian Toppserien for Vålerenga Fotball Damer, [6] one of Norway's biggest and most famous football clubs. He was also a coach in Vålerenga's youth department for 6 years during the period 2001–2007, and this was where he started his coaching career.

Since the autumn of 2015, Tsolis has been the main trainer for the A-team and Top Player Developer at F.C. Mallorca Toppfotball Femenina (a club in Spain). He has been Sports Manager at Mallorca Toppfotball (Full-time Academy in Spain) during the same period. At this time he has built a professional football academy for women and men, and Tsolis is the owner of both the academy and the club. He has two promotion on season in Spain.

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References

  1. ↑ Mellingsæter, Hanne (9 April 2008). "Satser mot 2. divisjon". Aftenposten Aften. p. 19.
  2. ↑ Grindstein, Gunnar (13 December 2006). "VIF-mann inn i FIL Fotball". Nordlys. p. 36.
  3. ↑ "MIF har ansatt spillerutvikler". Eikerbladet . 27 November 2009. p. 17.
  4. ↑ "1. divisjons- trener til FFK". Fædrelandsvennen. 30 December 2010. p. 21.
  5. ↑ "Sandnes Ulf med ny juniortrener". Rogalands Avis. 9 February 2013. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "Ny hovedtrener på plass for damelaget" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015.
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