Jan Åge Fjørtoft
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Fjørtoft in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Åge Fjørtoft | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Gursken, Møre og Romsdal, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gursken | |||
| 1982–1983 | Hødd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Hødd | 39 | (34) |
| 1986–1987 | HamKam | 44 | (17) |
| 1988–1989 | Lillestrøm | 33 | (20) |
| 1989–1993 | Rapid Wien | 129 | (63) |
| 1993–1995 | Swindon Town | 72 | (27) |
| 1995–1997 | Middlesbrough | 41 | (10) |
| 1997–1998 | Sheffield United | 34 | (19) |
| 1998 | Barnsley | 34 | (9) |
| 1998–2001 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 52 | (14) |
| 2001 | Stabæk | 15 | (6) |
| 2002 | Lillestrøm | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 497 | (219) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Norway U19 | 6 | (5) |
| 1985–1987 | Norway U21 | 14 | (6) |
| 1986–1996 | Norway | 71 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jan Åge Fjørtoft (born 10 January 1967) 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 (lit. "The Feather").