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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rich Laverty

Laura Kaminski relishing trophy hunt at Brann after Crystal Palace ‘crash course’

Laura Kaminski sits on the turf with the trophy after winning a cup final with Brann against Aalesund
‘What head coach doesn’t want to compete for trophies?’: Laura Kaminski guided Brann to a cup final win against Aalesund Photograph: Marius Simensen/Bildbyrån/Shutterstock

“When it’s a good day, it’s absolutely stunning, so we’ll take that,” Laura Kaminski says with a laugh about the rainy west coast of Norway. The English former promotion-winning Crystal Palace coach is referring to Bergen, the place she now calls home, whose football club, Brann, she has taken to her heart since her appointment in January.

She could easily be speaking about the job itself. After Brann failed to qualify for the Women’s Champions League owing to a 4-0 second-leg defeat by Austria Vienna, they secured a cup final success against Aalesund, handing Kaminski a first major trophy on the continent. Her team are four points clear at the top of the league with seven games remaining.

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