Karl Oskar Fjørtoft

Karl Oskar Fjørtoft (born 26 July 1975 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.

Karl Oskar Fjørtoft
Personal information
Full name Karl Oskar Fjørtoft
Date of birth (1975-07-26) 26 July 1975
Place of birth Ålesund, Norway
Playing position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current team
 Herd
Youth career
Fjørtoft
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Hødd
1996–1997 Rosenborg 17 (0)
1997–2002 Molde 145 (18)
2003–2004 Hammarby 42 (4)
2005–2008 Aalesund 70 (4)
2009–2011 Herd
National team
1993–1994 Norway U18 6 (0)
1994–1997 Norway U21 31 (4)
1998 Norway U23 2 (0)
2004 Norway 1 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2010 Fortuna Ålesund
2017–2018 Brattvåg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

As an active player, Fjørtoft played for Hødd, Rosenborg BK, Molde FK, Swedish team Hammarby IF[1], Aalesund and Herd.

After the 2008 season, his contract with Aalesund was not renewed.[2] In late December he was signed by SK Herd together with former teammate Lasse Olsen.[3]

International career

Fjørtoft played a total of 37 games and scored four goals for Norway at international youth level.[4] He played 2 games for Norway's under-23 team. Fjørtoft was capped once for the senior team and made his only appearance on 22 January 2004 in Norway's 3–0 win over Sweden in an international friendly played in Hong Kong.[4]

Coaching career

Fjørtoft was head coach at former Toppserien team Fortuna Ålesund in 2009. Fjørtoft took over after the team finished the 2009 season in 12th, the bottom position, and were relegated.[5] Fjørtoft left the club at the end of the 2010 season.

Fjørtoft became assistant coach at Aalesund in 2015 under head coach Trond Fredriksen, but was removed from this position in July 2016.[6] He took over as assistant coach at Hødd three weeks later.[7]

In 2017 and 2018, he coached Norwegian third tier club Brattvåg together with Rune Ulvestad.[8]

Personal life

He is a distant relative of fellow footballer Jan Åge Fjørtoft.

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References
  1. "Karl-Oskar Fjörtoft". Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. Mordal, Jarle (28 December 2008). "Legger trolig opp". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. Sønsteby, Christian (28 December 2008). "Dette er Lasses nye jobb(er)". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 December 2008.
  4. "Karl Oskar Fjørtoft national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. "Fjørtoft ny trener i Fortuna". www.smp.no (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. "Fjørtoft bekrefter at han er sparket: – Dette kom som lyn fra klar himmel". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. "Fjørtoft forlater AaFK - blir assistent i Hødd". www.adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. "Karl Oskar Fjørtoft er ferdig i Brattvåg". www.smp.no (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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