Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sigurd Rushfeldt | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Vadsø, Norway | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Vadsø Turn | |||
Norild | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1996 | Tromsø | 75 | (34) |
1995 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1996–1999 | Rosenborg | 66 | (67) |
1999–2002 | Racing Santander | 42 | (5) |
2001 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 10 | (6) |
2001–2006 | Austria Wien | 137 | (69) |
2006–2011 | Tromsø | 126 | (50) |
Total | 485 | (246) | |
International career | |||
Norway U-21 | 2 | (0) | |
1994–2007 | Norway | 38 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2018 | Tromsø (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sigurd Rushfeldt (born 11 December 1972) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who works as an assistant coach for Tromsø. During his playing career, he played for Tromsø, Birmingham City, Rosenborg, Racing de Santander, and Austria Wien. As a forward, he is well known for his strength and for being a prolific goalscorer. Rushfeldt is the all-time top goal scorer of Eliteserien.
Rushfeldt scored 246 league goals in his career, including a record 172 in Eliteserien.