Leif Nordli (born 23 October 1966) is a retired Norwegian football defender.
[2] After losing his starting place in late 1987, Nordli conducted extra training sessions with the athletics club Namsen FIF to become faster.
[4][5][6][7] His first competition would be a friendly tournament hosted by Werder Bremen (who had bought the Rosenborg player Rune Bratseth) with participation from Spartak Moscow and Zambia.
[9] Wanted by Namsos, Strindheim and Molde,[10] Nordli eventually signed for Hamkam, where he stayed for eight seasons.
[13] During the pre-season training camp in Cyprus in March 1995, Nordli broke his collarbone.
[17][18] After coaching his own children in Ottestad IL, Nordli took over the men's team ahead of the 2013 season.
The team had several promising players such as Julie Blakstad and Mathilde Harviken, but had not won a single game in 2019 Toppserien.
The youngest, Simen Bolkan Nordli, became a Norwegian youth international, played in Eliteserien as well as abroad.