Tore André Flo

Tore André Flo (born June 15, 1973 in Stryn) is a Norwegian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Vålerenga in the Norwegian Premier League. Flo is a striker.

Playing abroad

Flo was bought for the relatively small fee of £300,000 ($540,990) by the English Premiership team Chelsea in the summer of 1997. Flo would have become a Bosman player at the end of the year, which influenced the small transfer fee.

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£ - $ - English - Premiership team - Chelsea - 1997 - Bosman player

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Many were sceptical as to whether he would be able to handle the more demanding Premier League, but Flo managed to perform well. Chelsea's rotation-system, however, prevented Flo from playing as often as he had wanted, and was benched for much of his last year in London.

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Bench - London

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In 2000 Flo was sold to Scottish Premier team Glasgow Rangers, in a record £ 12 million deal ($21 million US dollars), making Flo the most expensive Norwegian player ever and the most expensive SPL signing ever.

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2000 - Scottish - Premier - Glasgow Rangers - £

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Flo scored on his debut in a 5-1 thrashing of Rangers' arch rival Glasgow Celtc, but in general Flo was not a success in Scotland.

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He was sold to Sunderland in 2002, and again scored in his debut match. Flo stayed at Sunderland for just one season, leaving the club after they were relegated to the First Division.

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Sunderland - 2002 - First Division

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Flo then tried his luck in Italy, joining the Serie A team Siena in 2003. Flo played for Siena for two seasons, becoming a reasonable success in Italian football. Flo chose to retire from international football in 2004, deciding to prioritize his family.

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Italy - Serie A - Siena - 2003 - Italian football - 2004

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