Viking FK prepares for Champions League debut with dual head coaches

Viking FK prepares for an upcoming UEFA Champions League match against Stuttgart at the MHPArena on September 9. The Norwegian club utilizes a unique dual head-coach system featuring Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen. The two coaches proposed the joint arrangement to club CEO Eirik Bjørnø after the departure of former coach Bjarne Berntsen in 2021. Both managers share equal responsibility for the squad, a model that contributed to a third-place finish in their debut season and a league title in 2025. This success earned the team their current place in the Champions League league phase following a playoff victory against Dinamo Zagreb this summer. The squad now faces Stuttgart in their first appearance in the competition.

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