Frode Grodås (born 24 October 1964) is a Norwegian football coach and former national team goalkeeper. He participated at the 1998 FIFA World Cup as well as being an unused substitute at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Early life Originally from Hornindal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Grodås was born in Volda, Norway.
Playing career
During his career he played for several Norwegian clubs. After his ten-year spell at Lillestrøm he spent six years abroad, in England, Germany and Spain. He won the English FA Cup in 1997 with Chelsea, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win in the final. He rounded off his career with Norwegian Division One team Hønefoss.
Grodås was last capped in 2002, aged 37 years and 318 days, and is the fourth oldest player at the Norwegian national team.
Coaching career
He has education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. After retiring as a player, Grodås received the highest level of football coach education in Norway and took over HamKam from 1 December 2005. However, Grodås couldn't deliver the results, and Ham-Kam was relegated. Grodås was fired on 7 November 2006.
In December 2006, Grodås signed a three-year contract with Lillestrøm as a goalkeeper-coach. Grodås is then back in what he regards as his home club. He has also acted as the third-choice goalkeeper for the club. In June 2007 Lillestrøm's first-choice goalkeeper Heinz Müller received a two match suspension after hitting Geir Ludvig Fevang with his left knee. As a result of this, Grodås sat on the substitute bench as backup goalie during the Tippeliga-match against Sandefjord later that month. He returned to the bench in August 2007 after an injury to Müller.
After Lillestrøm manager Tom Nordlie had resigned on 29 May 2008, Grodås stepped in as caretaker together with former Chelsea teammate Erland Johnsen.
In 2010, Grodås ended his term with Lillestrøm in a mutual agreement and took over as goalkeeper-coach for the Norwegian national team. On 8 January 2024, Grodås signed a short contract with Danish Superliga club AGF until the summer of 2024. He would continue to fulfill his position on the Norwegian national team at the same time.MÅLMANDSTRÆNER PÅ PLADS, agf.dk, 8 January 2024
Personal life Grodås' son, Victor Grodås, is also a footballer, playing for Hødd from Ulsteinvik.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionSeasonClubLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLillestrøm19861. divisjon0000–00–0019871. divisjon0000–00–0019881. divisjon22030–––25019891. divisjon22060–20–30019901. divisjon7020–0000901991Tippeligaen22160–––2811992Tippeligaen22070–––2901993Tippeligaen19040–40–2701994Tippeligaen22030–40–2901995Tippeligaen25070–40–3601996Tippeligaen21030–30–270Total182141000170002401Chelsea1996–97Premier League2105010––2701997–98Premier League 00000000–00Total21050100000270Tottenham Hotspur1997–98Premier League000000––00Schalke 041998–99Bundesliga20101000–401999–2000Bundesliga000000––002000–01Bundesliga100000––102001–02Bundesliga00001000–10Total301020000060Racing Santander (loan)1998–99La Liga6000–––60Hønefoss20021. divisjon19010–––20020031. divisjon30030–––330Total49040000000530Career total322151030170003931
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorway1991101992601993201994601995501996701997801998120199910200000200100200220Total500
Honours Lillestrøm 1. divisjon: 1989 Norwegian Football Cup runner-up: 1992
Chelsea FA Cup: 1996–97
Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal: 2000–01, 2001–02 DFB-Ligapokal runner-up: 2001
Individual Kniksen Award Goalkeeper of the Year: 1991, 1993 VG Goalkeeper of the Year: 1993 Romerikes Blad Athlete of the Year: 1993
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