2010 Molde FK season explained

The 2010 season was Molde's third consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 34th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. They competed in Tippeligaen where they finished in 11th position, the Norwegian Cup where they were knocked out in the third round and the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked by Stuttgart in the third qualifying round. Head coach Kjell Jonevret was sacked on 30 August, with the club positioned in 14th place and in danger of being relegated, and was replaced by Uwe Rösler which saved the club from relegation with six wins and two draws in the last eight matches.

Transfers

See main article: List of Norwegian football transfers 2010.

In

Date	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	From	Fee
1 January 2010	DF	18		Magne Simonsen	Lyn	Unknown[1]
10 January 2010	DF	17		Emil Johansson	Hammarby	Unknown[2]
28 July 2010	FW	27		Daniel Chima Chukwu	Lyn	Unknown[3]
30 July 2010	GK	12		Espen Bugge Pettersen	Sandefjord	Unknown[4]
31 August 2010	DF	20		Krister Wemberg	Moss	Unknown[5]
	MF	32		Magnus Stamnestrø	KIL/Hemne	Unknown
	MF	31		Simon Markeng	Træff	Unknown

Out

Date	Position	Number	Nationality	Name	To	Fee
30 June 2010	GK	12		Ben Amos	Manchester United	Loan return
9 November 2009	FW	32		Mame Biram Diouf	Manchester United	Loan return
	MF	13		Brian Waltrip	Kyoto	Free
	MF	18		Valter Tomaz Junior	Örgryte	Free

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	From
25 January 2010	End of season	FW		Baye Djiby Fall	Lokomotiv Moscow[6]
22 February 2010	End of season	FW		Björn Runström	OB[7]
6 March 2010	30 June 2010	GK		Ben Amos	Manchester United[8]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Position	Nationality	Name	To
9 January 2010	End of season	FW		José Mota	Suwon Samsung Bluewings[9]
5 March 2010	2 August 2010	FW		Rune Ertsås	Sandefjord[10]
12 August 2010	End of season	GK		Elias Valderhaug	Kristiansund[11]
12 August 2010	End of season	DF		Jacob Falch Meidell	Kristiansund
24 August 2010	21 July 2011	DF		Knut Olav Rindarøy	Deportivo de La Coruña[12]

Competitions

Tippeligaen

See main article: 2010 Tippeligaen.

League table

Norwegian Cup

See main article: 2010 Norwegian Football Cup.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

Third qualifying round

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal Scorers

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1	FW	19		16	1	2	19
2	MF	10		9	1	1	11
3	MF	9		3	0	1	4
	MF	15		3	1	0	4
5	MF	6		3	0	0	3
	DF	14		1	2	0	3
	FW	29		1	2	0	3
8	MF	4		2	0	0	2
	MF	8		2	0	0	2
10	FW	42		1	0	0	1
	DF	17		0	0	1	1
	DF	18		0	1	0	1
	DF	23		0	0	1	1
Own Goal				1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	42	8	6	56

See also

• Molde FK seasons

Notes and References

1. Web site: Landslagsspiller til Molde . Norwegian . Verdens Gang . . 1 January 2010 . 22 November 2017 .
2. Web site: Molde henter svensk landslagsspiller . Norwegian . nettavisen.no . . 10 January 2010 . 22 November 2017 .
3. Web site: Molde signerte angriper . Norwegian . aftenposten.no . Aftenposten . 28 July 2010 . 22 November 2017 .
4. Web site: Litt trist å forlate Sandefjord . Norwegian . nettavisen.no . Sandefjords Blad . 31 July 2010 . 22 November 2017 .
5. Web site: Wemberg til Molde . Norwegian . aftenposten.no . Aftenposten . 31 August 2010 . 22 November 2017 .
6. Web site: Klar for Molde. 25 January 2010 . NRK . 22 November 2017. Norwegian.
7. Web site: Runström klar for Molde. Aftenposten . 22 February 2010 . 22 November 2017. Norwegian.
8. Web site: Amos: - Jeg er veldig spillesugen. Aftenposten . 6 March 2010 . 22 November 2017. Norwegian.
9. Web site: Mota fra Molde til Sør-Korea. Norwegian . vg.no . Verdens Gang . 9 January 2010 . 22 November 2017 .
10. Web site: Ertsås til Sandefjord. Norwegian . vg.no . Verdens Gang . 5 March 2010 . 22 November 2017 .
11. Web site: Molde-duo leies ut til Kristiansund. Norwegian . framtidinord.no . Framtid i Nord . 12 August 2010 . 22 November 2017 .
12. Web site: Rindarøy klar for Deportivo. Norwegian . aftenposten.no . Aftenposten . 24 August 2010 . 22 November 2017 .