Jostein Flo

 ( 1964 Births ) 

Jostein Flo (born 3 October 1964) is a Norwegians 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.

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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.

He played for Stryn, Sogndal Fotball, 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.

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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 Fotball. Håvard Flo (who played for Sogndal Fotball, AGF, Werder Bremen and Wolverhampton Wanderers) is his cousin. Sogn og Fjordane county encyclopedia - NRK In addition, Ulrik Flo is his nephew.

Jostein Flo was a decent in his younger days, and has a personal best jump of 2.06 metres from 1983 (2.08 m indoor from 1987). Norwegian all-time list high jump

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Career statistics

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Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Molde FK	1987	Eliteserien	2
	1988		10
	1989		12
	1990	Tippeligaen	2
Lierse	1990–91	Belgian First Division	7
Sogndal Fotball	1991	Tippeligaen	7
	1992		12
Sheffield United	1993–94	Premier League	9
	1994–95	Football League First Division	8
	1995–96		4
Strømsgodset	1996	Tippeligaen	6
	1997		14
	1998		19
	1999		20
	2000	Norwegian First Division	25
	2001	Tippeligaen	15
	2002	Norwegian First Division	14

Categories: 1964 Births, Living People, Sportspeople From Stryn Municipality, Men's Association Football Forwards, Norwegian Men's Footballers, Norway Men's International Footballers, Stryn Til Players, Lierse S.k. Players, Sheffield United F.c. Players, Molde Fk Players, Sogndal Fotball Players, Strømsgodset Toppfotball Players, 1994 Fifa World Cup Players, 1998 Fifa World Cup Players, Kniksen Award Winners, Premier League Players, English Football League Players, Belgian Pro League Players, Eliteserien Players, Norwegian First Division Players, Norwegian Expatriate Men's Footballers, Expatriate Men's Footballers In Belgium, Expatriate Men's Footballers In England, Norwegian Expatriate Sportspeople In Belgium, Norwegian Expatriate Sportspeople In England, Strømsgodset Toppfotball Non-playing Staff, Norwegian Sports Executives And Administrators, Flo Family, 20th-century Norwegian Sportsmen

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