Jostein Flo (born 3 October 1964) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a

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. Usually a

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or striker, he was known for his physical playing style and aerial dominance, and was also capable of playing on the right flank. He was most recently Director of Football in Strømsgodset.

Career

At club level, Flo usually played as a centre-forward. For the Norwegian 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

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. Playing a characteristic 4–5–1 formation, the

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would often hit long

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to Flo, who in turn would

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the ball to either one of the central midfielders or to the striker. This was known as the Flo Pass. He played for Stryn,

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and Strømsgodset I.F. He was

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53 times, and scored 11 goals for the Norwegian national team and was part of his country's squads at the

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and

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s. 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.

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

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. who played for

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and Rangers, and Jarle Flo who played for Norwegian

Håvard Flo Håvard Flo (born 4 April 1970) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Stryn TIL and Sogndal Fotball, before he left Norway in 1994 and played for AGF, SV Werder Bremen, and Wolverhampton Wanderers ...

(who played for

, AGF,

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, and

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) is his cousin. In addition,

Ulrik Flo Ulrik Flo (born 6 October 1988) is a former Norwegian footballer forward who plays for Fjøra. He is the nephew of Jostein Flo and Tore Andre Flo. Club career He signed for Sogndal in 2007, moving from his youth club Stryn after taking advi ...

is his nephew. Jostein Flo was a decent

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er 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

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flo, Jostein 1964 births Living people People from Stryn Association football forwards Norwegian footballers Norway 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 Belgian First Division A players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate 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