- Frode Grodås
Football player infobox
playername = Frode Grodås
fullname = Frode Grodås
height = height|ft=6|in=2
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|10|24
cityofbirth =Volda
countryofbirth =Norway
position =Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =Hornindal IL
years = 1982–88
1988–96
1996–98
1998
1999–02
1999
2002–04
2007-
clubs = Sogndal
Lillestrøm
Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur
Schalke 04
Racing Santander
Hønefoss
Lillestrøm
caps(goals) = 00? (0)
182 (1)
021 (0)
000 (0)
013 (0)
022 (0)
026 (0)
000 (0)
nationalyears = 1989–2002
nationalteam = Norway
nationalcaps(goals) = 050 (0)
manageryears = 2006 2007-
managerclubs = Ham-Kam
Lillestrøm (goalkeeping coach)Frode Grodås (born 24 October 1964) is a football coach and former national football team
goalkeeper originally fromHornindal ,Norway . Capped 50 times for his country, he participated at the1998 FIFA World Cup as well as being an unused substitute at the1994 FIFA World Cup .Playing career
During his career he played for several Norwegian clubs, most notably Lillestrøm, which he regards as his home club. After his 8 year spell at LSK he spent six years abroad, in England and Germany. He became English
FA Cup champion in 1997 with Chelsea. He rounded off his career in the Norwegian Division One team Hønefoss.Coaching career
After retiring as a player, Grodås received the highest level of football coach education in Norway, and took over Ham-Kam from 1 December 2005. However, Grodås couldn't deliver the results, and Ham-Kam was relegated, and Grodås was fired on 7 November.
In December 2006 Grodås signed a three-year contract with Lillestrøm, as a goalkeeper-coach. Grodås is then back in what he regards as his home club. He also acts as the third-choice goalkeeper for the club. In June 2007 Lillestrøm's first-choice goalkeeper
Heinz Müller received a two match suspension after hittingGeir Ludvig Fevang with his left knee. As a result of this Grodås sat on the substitute bench as backup goalie, during the Tippeliga-match against Sandefjord later that month. He returned to the bench in August 2007, after an injury to Müller.After Lillestrøm SK coach
Tom Nordlie resigned on 29 May 2008 Grodås stepped in as caretaker, together with former Chelsea teammateErland Johnsen .References
Persondata
NAME= Grodås, Frode
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Grodås, Frode
SHORT DESCRIPTION= footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1964-10-24
PLACE OF BIRTH=Volda ,Norway
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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