Frode Grodås

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,

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.

Personal life Grodås' son, Victor Grodås, is also a footballer, playing for Hødd from Ulsteinvik.

Career statistics Club

International

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