2011 transfer of Veigar Páll Gunnarsson

Football controversy in Norway y April 2014 April 2014 May 2020 In the summer of 2011, Veigar Páll Gunnarsson transferred from Stabæk to Vålerenga. It was later claimed that Stabæk accepted an offer from Vålerenga for Gunnarsson on 1 million NOK, while Rosenborg offered 5 million for Gunnarsson. At the same time, Vålerenga bought an option for Stabæk's 16-year-oldFra 250.000 til 19 millioner på et halvt år Finansavisen 17 August 2013 Mads Kvernen Kleppe Herman Stengel priced at 4 million. The contracted sum of this transfer was proportional to the sum that AS Nancy would receive, as a result from the contract of the Gunnarsson transfer in 2009, when Gunnarsson transferred between football clubs AS Nancy and Vålerenga — AS Nancy was to receive 50 percent of the transfer fee next time Gunnarsson was transferred to another club.Johansen, Robert Veiåker Robert Veiåker Johansen Aftenposten 26 November 2011 24 Norwegian Gunnarsson-overgangen — 12. oktober: TV2 avslørte at Stabæk solgte Veigar Páll Gunnarsson "altfor billig" til Vålerenga. Gunnarssons tidligere eier Nancy fikk betydelig færre penger for videresalget og ble den store økonomiske taperen på overgangsavtalen. The clubs Stabæk and Vålerenga were later fined 500,000 and 350,000 Norwegian kroner respectively, by a committee (påtalenemd) of Football Association of Norway.http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.7852599 Bøter til Stabæk og Vålerenga - NRK Nyheter Nrk.no 27 October 2011 24 August 2013 Thereafter a police investigation started. In the subsequent trial, all of the defendants were acquitted, and the Norwegian state later paid them compensation in connection with the prosecution. Some of the acquitted defendants subsequently brought claims against the Norwegian Football Association, which settled the claims out of court and paid compensation.July 2026 Media reports On 12 October 2011, TV 2 reported that Gunnarsson had been transferred to Vålerenga for NOK 1 million, while Vålerenga had paid NOK 4 million for an option to sign the 15-year-old footballer Herman Stengel. In 2013 Finansavisen said that "In addition the club in Oslo would have to pay Norwegian kroner 12.5 million or 15 million for the player himself, depending on when Vålerenga fetched the 16-year old." Furthermore, the newspaper quoted påtalenemden: "Transfers with such sums are unknown in Norway, with a possible exception for John Carew's transfer from Vålerenga to RBK. - As late as a half year before the option agreement with Vålerenga was signed, Stabæk was evaluating if they 'should use Norwegian kroner 250000 on a 15-year old with a potential for being resold [with a profit] (salgspotensial),' according to a report from the athletic committee of the team from Bærum. Thereafter Stengel is mentioned only once—that he is considering signing on to Stabæk—in the styreprotokoller (recorded notes of the board of directors) and in the referater (recorded notes of meetings) of the athletic commission, according to påtalenemda." The committee described this as remarkable because the option agreement immediately provided Stabæk with four times the amount recorded for the Gunnarsson transfer; it also noted the club’s financial difficulties at the time. Transfer fees offered by Rosenborg TV 2 also claimed that Stabæk declined an offer of 5 million NOK from Rosenborg for Gunnarsson.http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/rbk-boed-5-mill-for-gunnarsson-stabaek-solgte-til-vif-for-en-mill-3608694.html Norwegian RBK bød 5 mill for Gunnarsson - Stabæk solgte til VIF for én mill tv2.no TV 2 12 October 2011 28 November 2011 On 8 November 2011, TV 2 reported that Rosenborg had offered NOK 1 million for Gunnarsson and NOK 4.25 million for his Swedish teammate Johan Andersson, who had six months remaining on his contract.http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/slik-var-rosenborgs-gunnarssonpakkeloesning-3632407.html Slik var Rosenborgs Gunnarsson-pakkeløsning - TV 2 Sporten | Fotball Tv2.no 8 November 2011 24 August 2013 Settlement of AS Nancy's compensation claim It was alleged that the transfer arrangement between Stabæk and Vålerenga resulted in AS Nancy receiving a reduced share of the transfer fee. In October 2011, Nancy asked for a resolution in trying to reclaim €250,000, since Rosenborg BK had put an option for 5 million NOK (€500,000).Nancy réclame 250 000 euros au club norvégien de Stabaek http://www.ouest-france.fr/region/bretagne_detail_-Nancy-reclame-250-000-euros-au-club-norvegien-de-Stabaek-_3638-2005783_actu.Htm Ouest France fr Nancy settled their civil claim with Stabæk on 17 November 2011.http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/eliteserien/1.7881312 Stabæk enige med Nancy - Fotball Nrk.no 18 November 2011 24 August 2013 Nomination of fines by Football Association of Norway A committee of Football Association of Norway(NFF) — nominated clubs Stabæk and Vålerenga to fines of Norwegian kroner 500 000 and 350 000 respectively, while Erik Loe, Inge André Olsen and Truls Haakonsen were nominated to be banned from holding positions within NFF for a period of 18 months, 18 months and 12 months respectively.http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=10031695 Hegnar refser Ingebrigt - mener Stabæk lyver - VG Nett om Stabæk Vg.no 18 November 2011 24 August 2013 Police investigation Police started an investigation against clubs Stabæk, Vålerenga and Rosenborg in November 2011, after having interviewed NFF's påtalenemnda.Eivind A. Haugen eah@dagbladet.no http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/11/17/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/valerenga/stabek/19055636/ Stabæk, Vålerenga og RBK blir etterforsket av politiet - sport Dagbladet.no 17 November 2011 24 August 2013 Olsen and Haakonsen were arrested and charged with aggravated breach of trust - grov økonomisk utroskap - on 30 November.http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article216113.ece Fotball - Aftenposten Fotball.aftenposten.no 24 August 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120102203416/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/article216113.ece 2 January 2012 dead On the same day, The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) was securing evidences at both Vålerenga's and Stabæk's offices. On 16 December 2011, the police also charged Erik Loe, former chairman of Stabæk Fotball, and Lars Holter-Sørensen, chairman of Stabæk AS, with breach of trust.http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=10016716 Norwegian To Stabæk-ledere siktet i Gunnarsson-saken vg.no VG 16 December 2011 16 December 2011 The police announced on 3 January 2012 that they had charged a fifth person, a lawyer which is a board member of Stabæk Fotball ASA.http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/eliteserien/1.7938570 Norwegian Ny person sikta i overgangssaka nrk.no NRK 3 January 2012 4 January 2012 Criticism of Stabæk's ranking on the Fair Play table On 2 December 2011, NFF released the Fair Play table for the 2011 Tippeligaen with Stabæk positioned on a fourth place, behind Tromsø, Molde and Rosenborg. Since the three first teams on the Norwegian Fair Play rank already have qualified for European competition, Stabæk will receive a berth in the first qualifying round of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League if Norway are among the top three nations on UEFA Fair Play ranking which will be released in May 2012.http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article216245.ece Tromsø mest Fair Play Norwegian aftenbladet.no Stavanger Aftenblad 2 December 2011 12 December 2011 6 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120406203702/http://fotball.aftenbladet.no/eliteserien/article216245.ece dead Roald Bruun-Hansen, the managing director of Brann aid that awarding a Fair Play berth to a club under investigation for alleged financial misconduct was inconsistent with his understanding of fair play, and suggested that Sarpsborg 08 should receive the berth if Stabæk were found responsible.http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article216417.ece Norwegian Feil å gi fair play-plass til Stabæk bt.no Bergens Tidende 5 December 2011 12 December 2011 7 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111207161354/http://fotball.bt.no/eliteserien/article216417.ece dead Svein Graff, the NFF’s communications director, told TV 2 that the association was open to reconsidering Stabæk’s Fair Play berth and that clubs in other European countries had been excluded from UEFA competitions after being found responsible for administrative or regulatory violations.http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/nff-aapner-for-aa-revurdere-stabaeks-fair-playplass-3653037.html Norwegian NFF åpner for å revurdere Stabæks fair play-plass tv2.no TV2 5 December 2011 12 December 2011 The Stabæk-player Mikkel Diskerud claimed that the team had been treated unfairly by the NFF.http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=10032174 Norwegian "Mix" refser NFF: - Stabæk er blitt mobbeobjekter vg.no VG 5 December 2011 12 December 2011 Trial The trial is scheduled to start on 19 August 2013 with four defendants:Dette må retten få svar på i overgangssaken http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/_-faktumet-i-saken-er-merkelig-1.11179250 13 August 2013 Inge André Olsen, Truls Haakonsen, Lars Holter Sørensen (a former chairman of the board of Stabæk Fotball AS) and Tor Qvarfordt Aaserød (a former member of the board of directors Stabæk Fotball AS). The fines (from the police) which have not been accepted will be a part of the trial: Stabæk Fotball (Norwegian kroner 100.000) and Stabæk Fotball AS (200.000). No one was convicted in the trial.http://www.dagsavisen.no/oslo/gunnarsson-tida-i-v%C3%A5lerenga-var-et-helvete-1.683873 Gunnarsson: – Tida i Vålerenga var et helvete Reactions to the case In a 2016 Dagbladet article Håvard Melnæs, the chief editor of Josimar (a football magazine), said that when Josimar started scrutinizing the transfer case in 2015, "we did not know that Jim Solbakken had such a central role. Solbakken said to TV that he did not take a part in the Veigar Páll Gunnarsson transfer to Vålerenga. According to Josimar’s investigation, Jim Solbakken’s name appeared frequently in connection with the transfer case. And during the work with the documentary, it became more and more clear that Jim Solbakken played a central role in the transfer. He acted as agent for Veigar Pall Gunnarson's agent for a while, he was Herman Stengel's agent, he represented Vålerenga in Gunnarsson's transfer from Stabæk, he was Stabæk's agent for a possible future transfer of Stengel, he was a go-between on Stabæk's behalf when they wanted to settle with Nancy, and he represented Nancy when Stabæk wanted to settle with the French club". http://www.dagbladet.no/2016/02/12/sport/meninger/josimar/43131697/ Puddelen bommer på mål 12 February 2016 Furthermore, Melnæs says that "In 2014 we wrote that Solbakken was on both sides of the table during several transfers, something that is a violation of the rules for agents, and documented this". 2016 documentary film The 2016 documentary film, Frifinnelsen, said that lawyer Erik Flågan in 2011 threatened lawyer Gunnar Martin Kjenner and sport blogger Andreas Selliaas, in connection with the transfer case; in 2016 reports indicated that Flågan declined to disclose whom he was working for.http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/overgangssaken/kjenner-og-selliaas-mener-advokat-flaagan-kom-med-trusler/a/23722062/ Kjenner og Selliaas mener advokat Flågan kom med trusler 24 June 2016 Film On 23 June 2016, a television documentary, Frifinnelsen, was shown on TV2. References External links Dagbladet.no Category:2011 in Norwegian football Category:History of football in Norway Category:Eliteserien Category:Association football controversies Category:Trials in Norway