Frode Grodås

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Frode Grodås (on the left) on the press-conference October 31, 2005 were he was presented as the new coach Ham-Kam from 1.1. 2006

Frode Grodås (born October 24, 1964 from Hornindal) is a football coach and former national football team goalkeeper originally from Hornindal, Norway. Capped 50 times for his country, he participated at the 1998 FIFA World Cup as well as being an unused substitute at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

During his career he played for several Norwegian clubs, most notably Lillestrøm, which he regards as his home club. After his 8 year spell at LSK he spent six years abroad, in England and Germany. He became English FA Cup champion in 1997 with Chelsea. He rounded off his career in the Norwegian Division One team Hønefoss. After retiring as a player, Grodås received the highest level of football coach education in Norway, and took over Ham-Kam from December 1, 2005. However, Grodås couldn't deliver the results, and Ham-Kam was relegated, and Grodås was fired on November 7.

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youth-1981: Hornindal IL
1982-1986: Sogndal
1988-1996: Lillestrøm
1996-1998: Chelsea
1998: Tottenham
1999-2002: Schalke 04
1999 (loan) Racing Santander
2002-2004: Hønefoss

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2006: Ham-Kam

	Norway squad - 1994 World Cup
1 Thorstvedt \| 2 Halle \| 3 Johnsen \| 4 Bratseth \| 5 Bjørnebye \| 6 Flo \| 7 Mykland \| 8 Leonhardsen \| 9 Fjørtoft \| 10 Rekdal \| 11 Jakobsen \| 12 Grodås \| 13 Rise \| 14 Nilsen \| 15 Løken \| 16 Sørloth \| 17 Eggen \| 18 Haaland \| 19 Strand \| 20 Berg \| 21 Rushfeldt \| 22 Bohinen \| Coach: Olsen

	Norway squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Grodås \| 2 Halle \| 3 Johnsen \| 4 Berg \| 5 Bjørnebye \| 6 Solbakken \| 7 Mykland \| 8 Leonhardsen \| 9 T. Flo \| 10 Rekdal \| 11 Jakobsen \| 12 Myhre \| 13 Baardsen \| 14 Heggem \| 15 Eggen \| 16 J. Flo \| 17 H. Flo \| 18 Østenstad \| 19 Hoftun \| 20 Solskjær \| 21 Riseth \| 22 Strand \| Coach: Olsen