Jostein Flo

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Jostein Flo
Gianluca Pagliuca makes the save against Norway (Jostein Flo) in the 1994 World Cup (cropped).jpg
Jostein Flo (white shirt) playing for Norway in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Jostein Flo [1]
Date of birth (1964-10-03) 3 October 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Flo, Stryn, Norway
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Stryn
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1990 Molde 72 (26)
1990–1991 Lierse 25 (7)
1991–1993 Sogndal 48 (28)
1993–1996 Sheffield United 84 (19)
1996–2002 Strømsgodset 161 (110)
Total390(190)
International career
1987–2000 Norway 53 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jostein Flo (born 3 October 1964) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a forward. Usually a centre-forward or striker, he was known for his physical playing style and aerial dominance, and was also capable of playing on the right flank. He is Sports Director in Strømsgodset.

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Career

At club level, Flo usually played as a centre-forward. For the Norway national team, he also acted as a target man, but instead played right winger, and was instrumental for the tactics applied by former Norway coach Egil Olsen. Playing a characteristic 4–5–1 formation, the left back would often hit long crosses to Flo, who in turn would head the ball to either one of the central midfielders or to the striker. This was known as the Flo Pass. [2]

He played for Stryn, Sogndal, Molde, Lierse, Sheffield United and Strømsgodset He was capped 53 times, and scored 11 goals for the Norway national team and was part of his country's squads at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. Perhaps his most famous appearance for the national side was the World Cup match against Brazil on 23 June 1998, when he came on as a late substitute and contributed heavily to turning a 0–1 deficit to a last-gasp 2–1 upset of the reigning World Cup champions.

Flo retired after the 2002 season, having scored 120 goals in 184 games for Strømsgodset. After his playing career, he worked with marketing for the club before he filled the role of executive director from October 2004 to January 2006. He later became the director of football of Strømsgodset.

Personal life

Flo is from a family of footballers; he is the younger brother of Kjell Rune Flo, who also played for Molde, and the older brother of Tore André Flo. who played for Chelsea and Rangers, and Jarle Flo who played for Norwegian side Sogndal. [3] Håvard Flo (who played for Sogndal, AGF, Werder Bremen and Wolverhampton Wanderers) is his cousin. [4] In addition, Ulrik Flo is his nephew. [3]

Jostein Flo was a decent high jumper in his younger days, and has a personal best jump of 2.06 metres from 1983 (2.08 m indoor from 1987). [5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 1987 Norwegian First Division 192——192
1988 2210——2210
1989 2112——2112
1990 Tippeligaen 102——102
Total722600007226
Lierse 1990–91 Belgian First Division 257——257
Sogndal 1991 Tippeligaen107——107
1992 22933——2512
Total32163300003519
Sheffield United 1993–94 Premier League 3391010—359
1994–95 Football League First Division 3261022—358
1995–96 19400——194
Total84192032008921
Strømsgodset 1996 Tippeligaen186——186
1997 2114——2114
1998 1919——1919
1999 251921——2720
2000 Norwegian First Division 262510——2725
2001 Tippeligaen261530——2915
2002 Norwegian First Division261232——2914
Total161110930000170113
Career total3741781463200391186

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References

  1. ↑ "Jostein Flo" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Bryant, Tom; Murray, Scott; Henry, Tom (31 October 2007). "The footballers who have moves named after them". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 Tomasgård, Jørn-Arne (10 June 2011). "Flo-bølgja som ikkje stoppar" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Sogn og Fjordane county encyclopedia - NRK (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ Norwegian all-time list high jump Archived 7 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
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