Years Team Name Frank Strandli | Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1972-05-16) 16 May 1972 (age 43) | ||
Frank Strandli (born 16 May 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Club career
Strandli was recognised as a fast and physically strong striker. After success in IK Start, he signed for league champions Leeds in 1993 and scored on his debut, coming off the bench against Middlesbrough. Still, he was not able to hold down a regular first team place.
He moved on to SK Brann, and after this earned significant success in Lillestrøm SK, scoring 34 times in 64 games. 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. He made a return in 2009 with fellow footballer Andreas Lund when both joined FC Lund, a club in the Norwegian sixth tier as a central defender.
International career
He played 24 matches for the Norwegian national football team, thus being one cap away from earning the Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch.