Knut Anders Fostervold (born 4 October 1971) is a Norwegian former footballer and cyclist. As a footballer he played as a midfielder and defender from 1991 until 2002, notably played for Molde FK and Grimsby Town. He also played for Sandefjord, Stokke IL and Eik-Tønsberg
 Fostervold at the UCI Road World Championships 2006 in Salzburg. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Knut Anders Fostervold | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Rival | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Sandefjord | ||
| 1992 | Stokke IL | ||
| 1993 | Eik-Tønsberg | ||
| 1994–2002 | Molde FK | 172 | (13) |
| 2000–2001 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career edit
Early career edit
Fostervold started his career in Rival, and then played in Vestfold for Sandefjord, Stokke IL and Eik-Tønsberg.
Molde edit
In 1994, Fostervold returned to his hometown and started to play for Molde FK. He got his debut for the club on 1 May 1994 in a second tier game against Åndalsnes.[1]
Fostervold played 172 matches for Molde from 1994 to 2002 as a centre-back and scored 13 goals. He also captained the team for four years, from 1996 to 1999.[2]
Fostervold is well known for a dive he took while playing for Molde in the match against Stabæk on 18 September 1999. After being hit in the face by Pétur Marteinsson, Fostervold waited for a few seconds before throwing himself to the ground, clutching his face in an attempt to attract the referee's attention.[3] Footage of the dive has become popular on video sharing platforms. John Carew parodied the dive in celebration after scoring a goal in another match.
Grimsby Town (loan) edit
Fostervold joined Grimsby Town on loan during the 2000–01 season, after manager Lennie Lawrence brought in several foreign imports on a loan basis.
Cycling career edit
He retired from football due to injury in 2003, and now competes in cycling.[4]
Fostervold won a bronze medal in the Norwegian national time-trial championships in 2005, behind former world under-23 time trial champions and Tour de France stage winners Thor Hushovd and Kurt Asle Arvesen.[5] He won another bronze in 2006, and won silver in 2007 behind Edvald Boasson Hagen.[6] In 2006 and 2007 he represented Norway in the world championship time trial (placing 43rd and 51st respectively).
References edit
- ^ Brunvoll, Olaus. "MFK 1994" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Rise, Hans-Olav (26 August 2012). "Tidlegare Molde-kaptein håper Strømsgodset tek seriegull" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ Hansen, Knut Arne (23 September 2011). "Her filmer dommeren som Knut Anders Fostervold" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Kondis". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Fostervold overrasket i sykkel-NM" (in Norwegian). NRK. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Fem år uten Hushovd" (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
External links edit
- Knut Anders Fostervold at Soccerbase
