Simon Mesfin information

Simon Mesfin
Personal information
Full name	Simon Tekeste Mesfin
Date of birth	9 June 1980 (age 43)
Team information
Current team	Lillestrøm (director of sports)
Youth career
	Skjetten
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Skjetten / Romerike
2004	Strømmen
2004	Drøbak-Frogn
2004	Skjetten
2004	Strømmen
2005–2008	Skjetten
2009–2011	Sørumsand
2012–2013	Flisbyen
Managerial career
2009–2011	Sørumsand (assistant manager)
2012–2013	Flisbyen
2011–2017	Lillestrøm (asst. director of sports)
	LSK Kvinner (sport administrator)
2017–	Lillestrøm (director of sports)
2023	Lillestrøm (interim)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2019

Simon Mesfin (born 9 June 1980) is a Norwegian football administrator and former player, best known as the director of sports in Lillestrøm SK.

His parents immigrated to Norway from Eritrea in the 1970s.^[1] He came through the youth system and played several seasons for Skjetten SK, including a couple of seasons when the team was monikered Romerike Fotball.^[2] In 2004 he moved to Strømmen IF, and also appeared for Drøbak-Frogn IL, then Skjetten, Strømmen for a second time. He rejoined Skjetten for the next season.^[3] In 2009 he moved on to Sørumsand IF as playing assistant manager.^[4]

In 2011 Mesfin was hired by Lillestrøm SK as an administrative manager, tasked with the integration of foreign and young players, helping them off the field. He was soon upgraded to assist the director of sports, Torgeir Bjarmann.^[5] He also aided LSK Kvinner in an administrative role.^[6] While this was his daytime job, in 2012–13 he also coached Flisbyen BK in the afternoons.^[7]

He did however continue as assisting director of sports in Lillestrøm, and was promoted to director of sports in the summer of 2017.^[8]

^ Sande, Egil (13 August 2017). "- Foreldrene mine flyktet fra Eritrea. Å kalle noe i Norge for en utfordring, det klarer jeg ikke". Nettavisen (in Norwegian).
^ "Simon Tekeste Mesfin - Profil - Norges Fotballforbund". fotball.no. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
^ "Fem klubbskifter på ett år". Aftenposten Morgen (in Norwegian). 30 December 2004. p. 23.
^ Sødal, Per Morten (2 January 2009). "Hudfletter gamle elever". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 20.
^ Sødal, Per Morten (26 January 2012). "Bjarmanns høyre hånd". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 23.
^ Straume, Per (18 July 2013). "LSK kvinner ser etter spillere i EM". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian).
^ "Mesfin-effekten lever videre". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 11 September 2012. p. 22.
^ Sødal, Per Morten (28 June 2017). "Klar for grillen". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 21.

[1] Sande, Egil (13 August 2017). "- Foreldrene mine flyktet fra Eritrea. Å kalle noe i Norge for en utfordring, det klarer jeg ikke". Nettavisen (in Norwegian).

[fotball-2] "Simon Tekeste Mesfin - Profil - Norges Fotballforbund". fotball.no. Retrieved 2019-03-29.

[3] "Fem klubbskifter på ett år". Aftenposten Morgen (in Norwegian). 30 December 2004. p. 23.

[4] Sødal, Per Morten (2 January 2009). "Hudfletter gamle elever". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 20.

[5] Sødal, Per Morten (26 January 2012). "Bjarmanns høyre hånd". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 23.

[6] Straume, Per (18 July 2013). "LSK kvinner ser etter spillere i EM". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian).

[7] "Mesfin-effekten lever videre". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 11 September 2012. p. 22.

[8] Sødal, Per Morten (28 June 2017). "Klar for grillen". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 21.

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