Sindre Tjelmeland (born 13 September 1989) is a Norwegian football manager. He is currently manager for Start. Tjelmeland hails from Etne and started playing as a child in Etne IL. He also made his senior debut, and helped win promotion from the sixth to the fifth tier. In 2005 he moved to attend upper secondary school in Haugesund, and played for the U19 team of FK Haugesund. Before finishing school, he opted to play for the senior team of Vard. He did not break through there, and instead featured for Etne in the autumn of 2008.