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Jan Åge Fjørtoft

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Norwegian association football player

NorwayFootballersBorn 1967 · age 59
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Jan Åge Fjørtoft is a Norwegian former professional footballer. A powerful centre forward with goalscoring ability, he played professionally in Norway, Austria, England and Germany. In total, he scored 308 goals in 614 games in these four countries.

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Teams 13

Lillestrøm SK2002-2002
Stabæk Fotball2001-2001
Barnsley F.C.1998-1998
Eintracht Frankfurt1998-2001
Sheffield United F.C.1997-1998
Middlesbrough F.C.1995-1997
Swindon Town F.C.1993-1995
SK Rapid Wien1989-1993
Lillestrøm SK1988-1989
Hamarkameratene1986-1987
Norway men's national association football team1986-1996
Norway national under-21 association football team1985-1987
Norway national under-19 association football team1984-1984

Career record

SpellAppsGoals
2002-200240
2001-2001156
1998-1998349
1998-20015214
1997-19983419
1995-19974110
1993-19957227
1989-199312963
1988-19893320
1986-19874417
1986-19967120
1985-1987146
1984-198465

Awards 1

2025Golden Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria

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About this person

Jan Åge Fjørtoft is a Norwegian former professional footballer. A powerful centre forward with goalscoring ability, he played professionally in Norway, Austria, England and Germany. In total, he scored 308 goals in 614 games in these four countries. He made 71 appearances for the Norwegian National Team, captaining the squad in 15 of them, and scored 20 goals for the Norway national team. A pinnacle moment in his national team career was the qualification and participation in the 1994 World Cup held in the US. This marked Norway's return to the World Cup stage for the first time since 1938. His nickname was Fjøra.

Country
Norway
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
living
Dates
Born 1967 · age 59
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20 languages

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