Jørgen Isnes

Jørgen Isnes (born 30 August 1979) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of KFUM Oslo.

Playing career Isnes began his senior career at Skeid and made his debut in the Eliteserien for Skeid away against Molde in July 1997. The following seasons, Isnes played for Skeid in the Eliteserien until 2003 when he went on loan to Manglerud Star. Before the 2004 season, he transferred to Lørenskog in the Norwegian Second Division where he later became captain. In 2009, he became a player-manager and he retired after the 2012 season.

Coaching career

Lørenskog Isnes was a player-coach Lørenskog for several seasons and continued as a coach after his retirement and remained at the club until 2014.

In his first season as head coach, Isnes led his team to a 7th-place finish in the second division and the following season led his team a 2nd-place finish and a qualification for the first division. After wins over Fredrikstad and Åsane, the team were promoted to the first division.

In 2019, Isnes led the team to a 4th-place finish in the first division and were allowed to play for a qualification to the Eliteserien but lost to Start. After his success with KFUM, Isnes became a sought after coach for several Eliteserien clubs and was linked to become the coach of Odd.

Strømsgodset On 14 December 2022, Isnes was hired to become head coach of Eliteserien club Strømsgodset, his first coaching role in the Eliteserien. His first Eliteserien game in charge was a 1–0 victory over Aalesund.

In late May 2025 after a bad start to the season with only two out of eight wins, Isnes was fired.

Return to KFUM Oslo In May 2026, over three years after leaving KFUM Oslo, the club announced that they had hired Isnes again, on a contract lasting until the end of 2029.

Personal life Isnes has been a supporter of Liverpool F.C. since he was a child and has named Jürgen Klopp as an inspiration to him.

Managerial statistics

Honours Individual Norwegian First Division Coach of the Month: August 2022