FK Jerv
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FK Jerv is a Norwegian
football club from Grimstad
. Jerv is the Norwegian name for wolverine
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It was founded in 1921, as Vestergatens FK, named after the street in which the foundation took place, but later changed name to Djerv and then Jerv. In the 1970s and 1980s the team had a number of foreign coaches, including Bo Johansson who managed the team in 1984 and 1985 and went on to coach several clubs and national teams. In November 2007 Jerv signed another well-known ex-footballer Tore André Dahlum
as coach.
The team currently resides in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, having last played in the Second Division in 2003.
FK Jerv has no women's section, as this split away in 1999 to form a new club Amazon Grimstad FK
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
football club from Grimstad
Grimstad
is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Other notable places in Grimstad include Eide, Fevik, Fjære, Landvik, Prestegårdskogen, Reddal, and Roresanden.It is...
. Jerv is the Norwegian name for wolverine
Wolverine
The wolverine, pronounced , Gulo gulo , also referred to as glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch, is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae . It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids...
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It was founded in 1921, as Vestergatens FK, named after the street in which the foundation took place, but later changed name to Djerv and then Jerv. In the 1970s and 1980s the team had a number of foreign coaches, including Bo Johansson who managed the team in 1984 and 1985 and went on to coach several clubs and national teams. In November 2007 Jerv signed another well-known ex-footballer Tore André Dahlum
Tore André Dahlum
Tore André "Totto" Dahlum is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker. During his playing career, he had three spells at Start and two spells at Rosenborg. He also played briefly in Denmark, Greece and Belgium....
as coach.
The team currently resides in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football, having last played in the Second Division in 2003.
FK Jerv has no women's section, as this split away in 1999 to form a new club Amazon Grimstad FK
Amazon Grimstad FK
Amazon Grimstad FK is a Norwegian women's football club from Grimstad. It is named after the Amazons of Greek mythology.It was founded in 1999, when the women's football section split from FK Jerv. The senior team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2006 season.-...
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