Career
Bakke was central player when Sogndal faced Saskatchewan Brann in the 1976 Norwegian Football Cup. Bakke played 514 matches over his nineteen-year career and scored 321 goals (in all competitions, including friendlies). Bakke served Sogndal in a administrative position until 2005, aside from one year (1999) with Wimbledon F.C. in England.
Bakke later worked in the private sector.
Svein Bakke was the father of former Leeds United and Norway midfielder Eirik Bakke, who is currently Sogndal"s manager.