Frank Strandli

Frank Strandli
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-05-16) 16 May 1972
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position 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)
National team
1992–1999 Norway 24 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 January 1994Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, United States United States1–01–2Friendly
22 June 1996Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Azerbaijan4–05–01998 WCQ
325 February 1998Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France France1–03–3Friendly

References

  1. 1 2 Leon Wobschall (2015-01-26). "Leeds United nostalgia: Debut goal as good as it got for Strandli". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. 1 2 Jostein Drange (2014-01-31). "Eks-englandsproffer gjør comeback". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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