Bjørnar Holmvik
Bjørnar Pettersen Holmvik (born 2 June 1985) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. As a player, Holmvik played as a defender and winger. He is currently head coach at Vidar.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bjørnar Pettersen Holmvik | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vidar (player-manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Grei | ||
| 2002–2003 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Stabæk | 91 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Brann | 57 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Sandnes Ulf | 36 | (1) |
| 2013 | Kalmar | 11 | (1) |
| 2014 | Fredrikstad | 27 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Bryne | 56 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Vidar | 34 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Sandnes Ulf | 32 | (3) |
| 2021– | Vidar | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Norway U-16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2002 | Norway U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Norway U-18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2004 | Norway U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Norway U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020– | Vidar (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played for Stabæk from 2003 to 2008 and for SK Brann from 2009 to 2011. SK Brann did not wish to renew Bjørnar Holmvik's contract and he went on to sign with newly promoted Tippeliga-club Sandnes Ulf. On 28 July he signed a contract with the Swedish club Kalmar.
In 2015, he joined Bryne. Seeing through his two-year contract, in 2017 he went on to third-tier club FK Vidar.
In July 2018, Holmvik returned to Sandnes Ulf. After the end of the 2019 season, Holmvik retired as player and became head coach of 3. divisjon club Vidar. After the 2020. 3. divisjon was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Holmvik played his first Vidar match as a substitute in the second round of the 2021 Norwegian Football Cup.