Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen

Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen (born 26 May 1967 ) is a Norwegian football coach who is the current director of sports of Mjøndalen. His latest position as head coach was for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset. and played youth football for Grue IL, alongside Ståle Solbakken. The two teens also had a short training spell with Arsenal in 1986. In 2005, he was signed by Strømsgodset Toppfotball to head their youth development program.

During Ronny Deila's successful managing spell at the club from 2007 to 2014, Ingebretsen served as assistant coach from 2009 until the end of 2013. Ingebretsen started studying for his UEFA Pro license in October 2014.

On 13 October 2016, Ingebretsen resigned from the managing position at Strømsgodset due to health problems. He remained in the club with a flexible role and returned as assistant manager in 2017.

On 29 October 2017, Ingebretsen was "loaned" out to Fredrikstad FK with his colleague from Strømsgodset, Alexander Straus, where Ingebretsen became the manager. His job was to save the club from relegation. Ingebretsen failed to save the club, and Fredrikstad was relegated from the 1. divisjon. After the spell af Fredrikstad, he returned to his work at Strømsgodset as a scout. Ingebretsen took over Strømsgodset again on 7 June 2018 after Tor Ole Skullerud resigned on 6 June 2018. He was initially signed on an interim basis, but was announced as permanent head coach on 30 July 2018. On 15 May 2019, Ingebretsen resigned from his position as head coach at Strømsgodset due to health problems.

Personal life Ingebretsen is married to Åse Kortgaard, with whom he has two children. His son, Bjarne Kortgaard Ingebretsen, is a football player and assistant coach at Mjøndalen IF,

Honours Individual Eliteserien Coach of the Month: May 2022