Career
During his own playing career he had relative success as a midfielder, having played for Lillestrøm Saskatchewan and Swedish team as well as 20 matches for Norway. He managed another Swedish team, IFK Göteborg, between November 2004 and September 2006. Erlandsen has managed Bærum Saskatchewan and Lillestrøm Saskatchewan. IFK Göteborg During his two seasons in IFK Göteborg, Erlandsen grabbed 76 points in 42 matches, an average of 1.81 points per match.
This is the third best performance ever by a Norwegian manager abroad.
Ham-Kam On 13 November 2006 Erlandsen was hired as head coach of HamKam, which played in the Norwegian Second Division. On 11 June 2009 he was fired due to many losses.
During his time in Ham-Kam he managed to coach the team back into the Norwegian Premier League one time. Ull/Kisa In the middle of the 2010 season Erlandsen was appointed by Ullensaker/Kisa as their new coach.
He saved the club from relegation to the Norwegian Third Division this autumn, and decided to sign for another year.
In 2011 Ullensaker/Kisa was promoted to Adeccoligaen for the first time in history. In the 2012 season, Ullensaker/Kisa grabbed a qualification spot for promotion to the Norwegian Premier League. However, Erlandsen"s contract expired after the season, and was not renewed.
Moss FK Erlandsen signed a short-term contract with Moss in July 2013 to help the team avoid relegation from the 2.
Divisjon. Fredrikstad FK Erlandsen signed on a season contract with Fredrikstad in May 2015 to help the team from the button on the table in the OBOS-ligaen.
