| 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) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
International career
Frigård 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
After 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
International goals
- 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
Honours
Individual
- Austrian Bundesliga top scorer: 1998
References
- ↑ "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