About Us — The Beachvolley Vikings
Anders Mol 🇳🇴
Andy the Alien – regularly makes spectacular plays no one else can mimic, and is one of the most complete players to ever enter the sand. A fierce competitior who never gives up, and loves playing in front of big crowds. He is a believer that the sport of beach volleyball still hasn’t reached its full potential, and wants to make more people fall in love with the sport.
Christian Sørum 🇳🇴
Christian “The Silent Killer”, has a mind made out of arctic ice sheets, and remains one of the most intelligent players to play the game. He is so locked in that he doesn’t know the score of the game hes playing. Known off the court to be a warm, caring and annoying person (atleast the ones that knows him best). Has the ability to fall asleep anywhere, and top podiums everywhere. The Iceman is there to win, and will leave you with nothing but a handshake and a smile.
Hendrik Mol 🇳🇴
Chiseled out of Norwegian granite, Hendrik is as solid as they come. Explains his beard by saying: “My bitch ass teammates look like kids, gotta make up for the rest of the them”. Powerful player, sometimes hot on the court, always calm outside. Has the highest Yatzy-ELO of the bunch.
Mathias Berntsen 🇳🇴
Mathias, aka. "Mathymathician", is recognized for his deep passion for beach volleyball. With a blend of smartness and technical skill, he brings precision and creativity to every match. On the court, he moves like a cheetah in defense – lightning-fast, instinctive, and always ready to make the big play. Through his game, he aims to showcase the spectacular side of beach volleyball – to inspire more people to start playing, keep learning, and most importantly, have fun on the sand.
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🇳🇴 Coach Kåre Mol
Kåre Mol is one of Norway's most famous and competent coaches, and has worked with hundreds of athletes, from beginners to international top level, throughout his 40 years as a coach. Kåre himself has 95 international matches indoors for Norway, and was one of the pioneers in Norway's first golden age in beach volleyball in the 90s. He has coached Norway's national team both in the sand and indoors, and has been responsible for athletes in 4 different Olympic Games.
🇳🇴 Coach Jetmund Berntsen
Jetmund is a force to be reckoned with in the Vikings-team. Besides discovering the Fountain of Youth in the late 1990’s, he has been shaping the future of beach volleyball since 2015, when he started working with Anders & Mathias alongside Coach Kåre Mol. Can run drills for breakfast & mountains for lunch. Only eats white bread with butter and raspberry jam for dinner. An esteemed athlete for the Norwegian indoor national team, with x games in red, white and blue.
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🇳🇴 Merita Mol
Bringing her motherly energy to an otherwise male-dominated team, Merita’s presence is a virtue for our athletes. Previosly serving as a mental sparring partner for the (then) young athletes, Merita has been everywhere with the Vikings, both on and off the court. She was one the greatest athletes of Norwegian volleyball prior to the success of the Vikings, with All-American status for UCSB in the American college-league, and a 9th place in the inaugural appearance of beach volleyball in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. An amazing athlete and human being.
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🇳🇴 Sverre Kvamme
Sverre is one of the most talented filmmakers in Norway. Enjoying the same upbringing as the Mol family in the scenic small town of Strandvik, his passion revolves around creativity and producing high-level content. If you watch our Youtube-channel you’ll easily notice which vlogs Sverre was behind.
@mrsexylegs
Mr. Sexylegs 🇳🇴
Mr. Sexylegs is a character taken straight out of a comic book – extreme in every way. Warrior ethos runs in his veins, alongside pure, unfiltered energy. Hendrik refers to him as “My top pick to have by my side in combat”. Besides being a physio, he is also a seasoned crossfit-athlete, firefighter and MMA-fighter. A devoted religious man despite his hedenistic look, his religion revolving around the playing card Three of Clubs. Only a select few knows why.
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Physio Hannes Quandel 🇩🇪
Hannes is the greatest addition to the team since the Nintendo Switch. His curiosity and want-to-know propels him to understand more than most people about the human body and how it functions. We owe much of our success to the German magic hands!
Coach Jostein Olimstad 🇳🇴
Bringing the good vibes wherever he goes and in whatever he does, Jostein is a part time beat maker, part time Yatzy wiz, full time legend. Coached Mathias and Hendrik to their two first World Championships appearances, and was a part of the first major structural change in the BVV coaching staff.
@adriancarambula
Coach Mr. Skyball 🇮🇹 🇺🇾🇺🇸
The legendary Adrian Carambula aka. Fantomas aka. Mr. Skyball is one of the most recognized and impactful players in beach volleyball history. Starting his journey at the beaches of Miami as a teenager, the sport took him to Italy, where he represented the nation in three Olympics. His signature serve has still not been replicated by anyone since it was introduced to the Beach Pro Tour back in 2015, and his passion, knowledge and love for the game will not be replicated by anyone ever. We look forward to working with a legend of the game!