Frank Strandli
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Frank Strandli
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kristiansand, Norway
| height = 1.86m
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1989–1992
| clubs1 = IK Start
| caps1 = 81
| goals1 = 29
| years2 = 1993–1994
| clubs2 = Leeds United
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1993
| clubs3 = → IK Start (loan)
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 1994
| clubs4 = → SK Brann (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 7
| years5 = 1995
| clubs5 = SK Brann
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 1996–1997
| clubs6 = Lillestrøm SK
| caps6 = 38
| goals6 = 15
| years7 = 1997–1999
| clubs7 = Panathinaikos
| caps7 = 39
| goals7 = 11
| years8 = 1999–2001
| clubs8 = Aalborg Boldspilklub
| caps8 = 53
| goals8 = 24
| totalcaps = 278
| totalgoals = 102
| nationalyears1 = 1989–1990
| nationalteam1 = Norway u-18
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1990–1993
| nationalteam2 = Norway u-21
| nationalcaps2 = 26
| nationalgoals2 = 12
| nationalyears3 = 1992–1999
| nationalteam3 = Norway
| nationalcaps3 = 24
| nationalgoals3 = 3
}}
Frank Strandli (born 16 May 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Strandli was recognised as a fast and physically strong striker. After success in IK Start, he signed for league champions Leeds United in early 1993 and scored on his debut, coming off the bench against Middlesbrough. However, he would score just one more goal and make just 15 further appearances for the Elland Road club.
Within months of arriving in England, he returned to his native Norway to play for IK Start on loan from May to July 1993, and in 1994 he was loaned to SK Brann, signing a permanent deal ahead of the 1995 season.{{cite news|title=Jubel for 3-årskontrakt|last=Hagen|first=Vegard Jansen|date=6 October 1994|work=Bergens Tidende|page=19|language=Norwegian}} After this earned success in Lillestrøm SK, scoring 15 times in 38 league games.{{NFF|3620076}} 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.{{cite news|author=Leon Wobschall |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/latest-lufc-news/leeds-united-nostalgia-debut-goal-as-good-as-it-got-for-strandli-1-7070329 |title=Leeds United nostalgia: Debut goal as good as it got for Strandli |newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=26 January 2015 |accessdate=18 August 2016}} 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{{cite web|author=Jostein Drange |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/england/Eks-englandsproffer-gjor-comeback-142457_1.snd |title=Eks-englandsproffer gjør comeback |website=Aftenposten |date=31 January 2014 |accessdate=18 August 2016}} as a central defender.
International career
Strandli played 24 matches for the Norway national team, thus being one cap away from earning the Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch.
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Strandli goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Frank Strandli | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 15 January 1994 | Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, United States | {{fb|USA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 2 June 1996 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | {{fb|AZE}} | align="center"|4–0 | align="center"|5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|3 | 25 February 1998 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | {{fb|FRA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–3 | Friendly |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strandli, Frank}}
Category:Footballers from Kristiansand
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Leeds United F.C. players
Category:Lillestrøm SK players
Category:Panathinaikos F.C. players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
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