æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm, hiː wˈɜːkt æz kˈeɪdʒˈɛl tˈɛnfdʒoːɹdz ɐsˈɪstənt ɪn bɹˈæn, ænd ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðɛɹ hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ.
At the same time, he worked as Kjell Tennfjord's assistant in Brann, and in the summer of 1998 he became their head coach.