Håvard Flo (born 4 April 1970) is a Norwegian former professional

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who played as a forward. He played for

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and Sogndal, before he left Norway in 1994 and played for AGF,

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and

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. He returned to Sogndal in 2001. He made a comeback for Sogndal in 2010.

Career

Flo was born in Flo,

. His most successful spell was in AGF, where he won the Danish Cup in 1996. The same year AGF finished second in the League – behind eventual champions Brøndby. AGF also won a bronze medal in the "Flo-era". Flo is still remembered in Aarhus as one of the best AGF players ever. In 2008, when Flo first announced his retirement, he returned to Aarhus for a final tribute in the half time break. He was a member of the Norwegian squad at the

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in which he also scored in the tie against Scotland, and is a cousin of fellow footballers

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

Tore André Flo Tore André Flo (born 15 June 1973) is a Norwegian professional football coach and a former striker who previously was the manager of 1. divisjon club Sogndal. He was capped 76 times, scoring 23 goals for Norway, and represented his country ...

and Jarle Flo. Håvard Flo's nephew

Per Egil Flo Per-Egil Hough Flo (born 18 January 1989) is a Norwegian association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Sogndal Fotball, Sogndal. He is the nephew of Håvard Flo and Cousin#First cousins once removed ...

also plays for Sogndal. His last match was in the second leg play-off against Aalesunds. Sogndal lost 7–2 on aggregate, but he scored the only Sogndal goal away and got applause even from the Aalesund fans. Flo was a large and physically strong player, who was also renowned for having a good touch, in spite of his size.

Honours

AGF *

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: 1995–96 Werder Bremen *

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References

External links

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Living people 1970 births Men's association football forwards Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players SV Werder Bremen players Sogndal Fotball players Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Eliteserien players Sportspeople from Stryn Flo family Footballers from Vestland English Football League players Sogndal Fotball non-playing staff {{Norway-footy-forward-stub