Sindre Tjelmeland

Sindre Tjelmeland (born 13 September 1989) is a Norwegian professional football manager who is currently the manager of Eliteserien club Molde.

Early life & playing career Tjelmeland hails from Etne Municipality and started playing as a child in Etne IL. He also made his senior debut, and helped win promotion from the sixth to the fifth tier. In 2005, he moved to attend upper secondary school, and played for the U19 team of Haugesund. Before finishing school, he opted to play for the senior team of Vard. He did not break through there, and instead featured for Etne in the autumn of 2008.

He then did his military service in Stavanger and was contracted to Havørn, but moved to Bergen to study at the Norwegian School of Economics. Here, he was quickly introduced to the local football milieu.

After spending the first half of 2024 as an assistant manager of IFK Göteborg, on 6 July 2024 Tjelmeland was signed by Polish club Lech Poznań to operate in the same role under recently appointed Niels Frederiksen. During his time in Poznań, Lech won two consecutive Ekstraklasa titles.

On 21 December 2025, Eliteserien side Molde appointed Tjelmeland as their manager on a four-year deal. He joined Molde in May 2026 upon the expiration of his contract with Lech.

Manager profile Tjelmeland is known for an "Åsane style" of play, with high ball possession. To Fædrelandsvennen, he stated: "I am a nerd, though. I have somewhat autistic tendencies when it comes to football".

Personal life He had his first child in 2020, together with Gunnhild Øvernes, a sister of football goalkeeper Lars Øvernes. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics.