Geir Frigård (born 3 November 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] He played five times for the Norway national team, scoring one goal. In 1997–98, he was top scorer in the Austrian Bundesliga. He retired from playing in 2007.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Vormsund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Funnefoss/Vormsund | |||
| Løvenstad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Lillestrøm | 31 | (9) |
| 1993–1994 | Kongsvinger | 44 | (22) |
| 1995–1997 | Lillestrøm | 60 | (22) |
| 1997–1998 | LASK | 27 | (23) |
| 1998–1999 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 14 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | CS Sedan | 13 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | LASK | 33 | (15) |
| 2001–2004 | Lierse | 56 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | HamKam | 44 | (10) |
| 2006–2007 | Eidsvold Turn | 17 | (12) |
| Total | 339 | (129) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Norway | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Eidsvold Turn | ||
| 2012–2020 | Norway (youth coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | HamKam (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | HamKam (caretaker) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Rosenborg (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Omonia (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Aalesund (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editFrigård made his Norway national team debut in a friendly on 15 January 1994 against USA which Norway lost 2–1. He scored his only goal in a 1–0 win on 7 September 1994 in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualification match against Belarus.
Coaching career
editAfter retiring at the end of 2007, Frigård started his coaching career with Eidsvold Turn.[2] On 21 May 2020, after a lot years coaching various youth national teams, Frigård was presented as the new assistant coach for Hamarkameratene.[3] On 7 August 2020, he was appointed interim head coach after Espen Olsen returned to his role as sporting director.[4] On 15 August 2020, he again became an assistant coach after Kjetil Rekdal was hired as the new head coach.[5]
On 20 December 2021, he was hired as an assistant coach for Rosenborg BK.[6]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Frigård goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 1994 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Belarus |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
Honours
editIndividual
- Austrian Bundesliga top scorer: 1998
References
edit- ^ "Frigard, Geir" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ FK Lofoten-kamp kan bli utsatt, lofotposten.no, 9 April 2008
- ^ ESPEN OLSEN OG GEIR FRIGÅRD NYTT TRENER-TEAM, hamkan.no, 21 May 2020
- ^ ENDRINGER I TRENERTEAMET, hamkam.no, 7 August 2020
- ^ PRESSEMELDING: KJETIL REKDAL NY HAMKAM-TRENER, hamkam.no, 15 August 2020
- ^ REKDAL READY AS NEW RBK COACH, rbk.no, 20 December 2021
- ^ Player profile at eu-football.info
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