Steffen Landro

Steffen Pettersen Landro (born 3 November 1986) is a Norwegian football manager for Sandnes Ulf in the Norwegian First Division.

Club career

Landro didn't have a playing career of his own, taking up coaching at a young age, but have played lower leagues for local amateur side Nordre Fjell. As a youth player he trained with Norwegian Premier League sides Brann and Molde, a career halted by injury in his cruciate ligaments.

Managerial career

He started as an assistant for Nest-Sotra in 2014, managing their reserves team and youth team, taking over as co-manager with former player and co-assistant Ruben Heltevik in May 2015, when the club sacked Danish manager Michael Schjønberg. Due to both Landro and Hetlevik lacking UEFA A Licence bagdes, Peter Fossmark managed the team from July and the remainder of the 2015 season, which saw them relegated. Landro and Hetlevik returned as head coaches for the 2016 season, finishing second in the Norwegian Second Division.

Landro turned to sole head coach ahead of the 2017 season, managing them to promotion in his first season. In the next season Nest-Sotra finished sixt, losing out in the promotion play-offs in Norwegian First Division, which earned him Manager of the Year Award in 2018.

In the 2020 season, new co-operation club Øygarden FK will replace Nest-Sotra in the Norwegian First Division, while Landro signed a two-year contract with Sandnes Ulf in the same division on 14 November 2019.

Personal life

Landro is also a poker player, and made a living of playing cards for a while, and follows basketball league NBA closely.