Karl Oskar Fjørtoft (born 26 July 1975) is a Norwegian

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coach and former player.

Club career

As an active player, Fjørtoft played for Hødd,

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, Swedish team

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, Aalesund and

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. After the 2008 season, his contract with Aalesund was not renewed. In late December he was signed by

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together with former teammate Lasse Olsen.

International career

Fjørtoft played a total of 37 games and scored four goals for Norway at international youth level. He played 2 games for Norway's under-23 team. Fjørtoft was capped once for the senior team and made his only appearance on 22 January 2004 in Norway's 3–0 win over

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in an

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played in

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Coaching career

Fjørtoft was head coach at former

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team

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in 2009. Fjørtoft took over after the team finished the 2009 season in 12th, the bottom position, and were relegated. Fjørtoft left the club at the end of the 2010 season. Fjørtoft became assistant coach at Aalesund in 2015 under head coach Trond Fredriksen, but was removed from this position in July 2016. He took over as assistant coach at Hødd three weeks later. In 2017 and 2018, he coached Norwegian third tier club

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together with Rune Ulvestad.

Personal life

He is a distant relative of fellow footballer

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References

1975 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Eliteserien players Allsvenskan players IL Hødd players Molde FK players Rosenborg BK players Hammarby Fotboll players Aalesunds FK players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden People from Haram, Norway Footballers from Ålesund Men's association football midfielders {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub