Christian Grindheim

Christian Grindheim (born 17 July 1983) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tippeligaen club FK Haugesund. Grindheim is known as a hardworking midfielder with tough tackling and powerful shots. He has made over 50 appearances for the Norway national team.

Christian Grindheim
Grindheim in 2006
Personal information
Full name Christian Grindheim[1]
Date of birth (1983-07-17) 17 July 1983
Place of birth Haugesund, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Haugesund
Number 7
Youth career
Haugar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Haugesund 98 (22)
2005–2008 Vålerenga 70 (7)
2008–2011 Heerenveen 97 (7)
2011–2013 F.C. Copenhagen 37 (0)
2013Vålerenga (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2017 Vålerenga 120 (16)
2018– Haugesund 81 (7)
National team
2004–2005 Norway U-21 15 (1)
2005–2015 Norway 54 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 August 2015

Club career

Grindheim was born in Haugesund[2] and started his career in the local club Haugar, before he joined Haugesund where he made his debut for the first team in Tippeligaen at the age of 17. After Haugesund's relegation from the First Division in 2004, several Tippeligaen clubs were interested in his signature.

Viking, with Roy Hodgson as manager, made an offer for Grindheim, but he chose Vålerenga. At Vålerenga, he played regularly for the team that won the league in 2005.[3]

On 7 January 2008, Grindheim joined Heerenveen. Heerenveen paid Vålerenga a reported transfer fee of €3 million.[4] He played 86 matches for the club winning the 2008–09 Dutch Cup.[5]

On 15 June 2011, Grindheim transferred to FC Copenhagen on a three-year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €750,000.[5]

In February 2013, Grindheim returned to Vålerenga on loan with an option to buy,[6] which Vålerenga took up in July 2013, signing Grindheim to a three-year contract.[7]

International career

Grindheim made his debut for the Norwegian national team, on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match against Switzerland. Grindheim played 45 minutes in a match Norway lost 2–0.[3] He scored his first goal in Egil Olsen first match in his second stint as head coach of Norway, the friendly match against Germany on 11 February 2009, He reached his 50th cap in the friendly match against England.[3][8]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2020[9][10]
Club Season League Cup Other[nb 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haugesund 2000 Tippeligaen 100010
2001 1. divisjon 12100121
2002 1. divisjon 28510295
2003 1. divisjon 29752349
2004 1. divisjon 289112910
Total 9822730010525
Vålerenga 2005 Tippeligaen 24251293
2006 Tippeligaen 24230272
2007 Tippeligaen 22331254
Total 70711200819
Heerenveen 2007–08 Eredivisie 900040130
2008–09 Eredivisie 30431335
2009–10 Eredivisie 28120301
2010–11 Eredivisie 30220322
Total 97771401088
Copenhagen 2011–12 Superliga 30050350
2012–13 Superliga 701080
Total 3706000430
Vålerenga 2013 Tippeligaen 24130271
2014 Tippeligaen 29420314
2015 Tippeligaen 30500305
2016 Tippeligaen 28130311
2017 Eliteserien 23540275
Total 134161200014616
Haugesund 2018 Eliteserien 28431315
2019 28320303
2020 25000250
Total 8175100868
Career total 517594874056966
Notes
  1. Eredivisie playoffs

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 February 2009LTU Arena, Düsseldorf Germany1–0WinFriendly
229 May 2010Ullevaal stadion, Norway Montenegro2–1WinFriendly
Source:[8]

Honours

Vålerenga IF
SC Heerenveen
F.C. Copenhagen

References

  1. "Christian Grindheim" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. "Christian Grindheim". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  3. Skuseth, Karianne Nelly (26 May 2012). "For én nordmann er England-kampen ekstra spesiell". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. Hedlundh, Kent (10 January 2008). "Grindheim joins Heerenveen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. van Leeuwen, Gerrit (16 June 2011). "Copenhagen snap up Grindheim". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. "Christian Grindheim til Vålerenga". h-avis.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  7. "Grindheim blir i Vålerenga: – Nå er han hjemme for godt". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  8. Søfting, Thomas. "Christian Grindheim" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  9. "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. "Christian Grindheim » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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