hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɜːvd æz nˈɪlz dʒˈoʊhæn sˈɛmz ɐsˈɪstənt kˈoʊtʃ fɚðə noːɹwˈiːdʒən ˌʌndɚ twˈɛnti wˈʌn tˈiːm fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ænd wɛn sˈɛm səksˈiːdᵻd ˈɛdʒɪl ˈoʊlsən æz hˈɛd kˈoʊtʃ ʌvðə nˈoːɹweɪ nˈæʃənəl fˈʊtbɔːl tˈiːm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ˈɑːbɹɛk bɪkˌeɪm ɐsˈɪstənt kˈoʊtʃ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl sˈiːnjɚ tˈiːm.
He also served as Nils Johan Semb's assistant coach for the Norwegian under-21 team from 1992 to 1998, and when Semb succeeded Egil Olsen as head coach of the Norway national football team in 1998, Aabrekk became assistant coach of the national senior team.