I’ll be completely honest that when we first heard the news that Eirik Horneland had left Saint-Étienne a few days ago, we were convinced he had been fired. Sporten.com actually had the headline: Strange Eirik Horneland was not fired already last summer
Many clubs write that the parties in consultation have agreed to end the collaboration, but the French club wrote in the press release that they wanted Horneland to continue and be the best man for the job. Today’s news from the BBC explains why he wanted to leave the Ligue 2 club.
Eirik Horneland has emerged as one of the main candidates to become the new manager of Aberdeen. Before the 14 months in France where he failed to save Saint-Étienne from relegation, the 50-year-old had three successful years as head coach of SK Brann.
He secured a second place in the Eliteserien with Brann after fighting the club up from the OBOS League, and also won the cup with the club.
Horneland also has experience as manager of Rosenborg, which is considered Norway’s biggest club, as well as his hometown team Haugesund.
Aberdeen are entering the final phase of their search for a new manager, after Jimmy Thelin was sacked earlier this month.
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