Jostein Flo

Jostein Flo
	Jostein Flo (white shirt) playing for Norway in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Jostein Flo
Date of birth	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*
Years	Team
1987–1990	Molde
1990–1991	Lierse
1991–1993	Sogndal
1993–1996	Sheffield United
1996–2002	Strømsgodset
Total
International career
1987–2000	Norway
	*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.

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
Season	Club	Division	League		National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Molde	1987	Norwegian First Division	19	2			—		—		19	2
	1988		22	10			—		—		22	10
	1989		21	12			—		—		21	12
	1990	Tippeligaen	10	2			—		—		10	2
	Total		72	26			0	0	0	0	72	26
Lierse	1990–91	Belgian First Division	25	7			—		—		25	7
Sogndal	1991	Tippeligaen	10	7			—		—		10	7
	1992	Tippeligaen	22	9	3	3	—		—		25	12
	Total		32	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	35	19
Sheffield United	1993–94	Premier League	33	9	1	0	1	0	—		35	9
	1994–95	Football League First Division	32	6	1	0	2	2	—		35	8
	1995–96	Football League First Division	19	4	0	0	—		—		19	4
	Total		84	19	2	0	3	2	0	0	89	21
Strømsgodset	1996	Tippeligaen	18	6			—		—		18	6
	1997		21	14			—		—		21	14
	1998		19	19			—		—		19	19
	1999		25	19	2	1	—		—		27	20
	2000	Norwegian First Division	26	25	1	0	—		—		27	25
	2001	Tippeligaen	26	15	3	0	—		—		29	15
	2002	Norwegian First Division	26	12	3	2	—		—		29	14
	Total		161	110	9	3	0	0	0	0	170	113
Career total			374	178	14	6	3	2	0	0	391	186

References

^ "Jostein Flo" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ Bryant, Tom; Murray, Scott; Henry, Tom (31 October 2007). "The footballers who have moves named after them". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Sogn og Fjordane county encyclopedia - NRK (in Norwegian)
^ Norwegian all-time list high jump Archived 7 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[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.

[family-3] 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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