Frank Strandli
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 May 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1993 | IK Start | 90 | (36) |
1993–1994 | Leeds United | 16 | (2) |
1994–1995 | SK Brann | 43 | (14) |
1996–1997 | Lillestrøm SK | 64 | (34) |
1997–1999 | Panathinaikos | 60 | (18) |
1999–2001 | Aalborg Boldspilklub | 53 | (24) |
2009 | FC Lund | ||
Total | 326 | (128) | |
International career | |||
1992–1999 | Norway | 24 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2007 |
Frank Strandli (born 16 May 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Strandli was recognised as a fast and physically strong striker. After success in IK Start, he signed for league champions Leeds in 1993 and scored on his debut, coming off the bench against Middlesbrough. Still, he was not able to hold down a regular first team place.
He moved on to SK Brann, and after this earned significant success in Lillestrøm SK, scoring 34 times in 64 games. This earned him a move to the Greek top club Panathinaikos.
His last professional club was AaB before he was forced to retire due to a groin injury.[1]. During his injury spell he received guidance from mental coach Christian M. Larsen. The coaching techniques Strandli learned at this stage of his career is believed to have helped him come back from injury. He made a return in 2009 with fellow footballer Andreas Lund when both joined FC Lund, a club in the Norwegian sixth tier[2] as a central defender.[1][2]
International career
He played 24 matches for the Norwegian national football team, thus being one cap away from earning the Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 January 1994 | Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2 | 2 June 1996 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Azerbaijan | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1998 WCQ |
3 | 25 February 1998 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | France | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
References
- ^ a b Leon Wobschall (2015-01-26). "Leeds United nostalgia: Debut goal as good as it got for Strandli". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ a b Jostein Drange (2014-01-31). "Eks-englandsproffer gjør comeback". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
External links
- Frank Strandli at Soccerbase
- Norwegian footballers
- Association football forwards
- IK Start players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- SK Brann players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- AaB Fodbold players
- Norwegian expatriate footballers
- Norway international footballers
- Premier League players
- Danish Superliga players
- Eliteserien players
- Superleague Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Sportspeople from Kristiansand
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Norwegian football forward stubs