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Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland. It was founded on 12 April 1917.[3]

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Full name Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø
Founded 12 April 1917
Ground Aspmyra stadion,
Bodø
Manager Trond Schjølberg (women)
League First Division (women)
Fourth Division (men)
2012 First Division, 4th (women)[1]
Fourth Division / Nordland, 2nd (men)[2]

Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland. It was founded on 12 April 1917.[3]

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Football[edit]

Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1979.

Its women's team was a mainstay in Toppserien for many years, and won bronze in 1986, but has not played there since the 2007 season. The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football, but played in the Third Division as late as 2010.

Recent seasons[edit]

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
2006 D1 promoted 3 18 9 4 5 28 39 31 3rd round Promoted
2007 TS 12 22 2 2 18 19 63 8 2nd round Relegated
2008 D1 6 18 6 6 6 37 30 24 3rd round
2009 D1 7 22 9 4 9 53 55 31 2nd round
2010 D1 9 22 7 3 12 40 46 24 2nd round
2011 D1 4 20 9 6 5 44 31 33 3rd round
2012 D1 5 22 11 3 8 64 37 36 2nd round
2013 (in progress) D1 1 8 6 0 2 27 12 18

Athletics[edit]

The club was formerly active in athletics. One Norwegian champion has represented Grand; Einar Hernes who won the 110 metres hurdles in 1980. He also took silver medals in 1976, 1981 and 1982 and a bronze medal in 1978.[4] In the 200 metres he won a silver medal in 1980 and a bronze in 1981.[5] Hans Petter Pedersen won a 100 metres silver in 1953,[6] in the 800 metres Jens Chr. Berge won a silver in 1962 and Dagfinn Kleppe a bronze in 1970,[7] Henry Johansen won 200 metres bronzes in 1945 and 1946,[8] and Reidar Nilsen won a 400 metres hurdles bronze in 1955.[9]

The club also arranged the national championships in forest cross-country running in 1951,[10] and then the Main Championships in 1980 at Aspmyra stadion.[11] From 1983 the club entered a cooperation around the new club Bodø FIK.[12]

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