Atle Roar Håland


Atle Roar Håland is a retired Norwegian football centreback.

Club career

Around 1997, he played for Vålerenga IF. Before joining IK Start in 2004, he had been crucial to FK Mandalskameratene's success in the 1. divisjon the previous year. He later played more than 5 years in the Danish Superliga for OB Odense and AGF Aarhus before he retired in 2013 due to an injury.
After retiring, Håland was hired by Football Association of Norway's district association in Agder. In 2018 season he became head of player development in IK Start. In 2019 he changed job title to "executive director of sports", working closely with the director of sports Tor-Kristian Karlsen. In the spring of 2019 Håland acted as interim assistant coach of the men's team.

International career

Håland made his debut for Norway in a March 2006 friendly match against Senegal. He has not played any international matches since.