Espen Skistad (born 12 August 1972) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 August 1972 | ||
| Position(s) | goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Haugesund (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nord | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1991 | Nord | ||
| 1992–1999 | Start | 1 | (0) |
| 1995 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 1 [1] | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Fyllingen | ||
| 2000–2002 | Nord | ||
| 2003–2007 | Vard Haugesund | ||
| International career | |||
| 1989 | Norway U16 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Haugar women | ||
| 2010 | Haugar | ||
| 2011–? | Haugar (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2014–2020 | Haugesund (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was a son of manager Brede Skistad.[2] He came through the youth ranks of SK Nord,[3] represented Norway as a youth international[4] and was called up to Norway U21.[5]
When commencing his senior career he joined IK Start where his father became manager.[2][6] Following very limited playing time,[4] he joined Strømsgodset on loan in 1995.[7] In 1996 he went on a permanent transfer to Fyllingen,[8] before moving home to Haugesund where he played for Nord and SK Vard Haugesund.[4]
In 2008 he started a managing career, for SK Haugar's women.[9] Ahead of the 2010 season he became manager for the men's team.[10] He changed position to goalkeeping coach in 2011.[11] In 2014 he was hired as such in FK Haugesund.[12] In 2016 he took the UEFA A Licence for goalkeeper coaches.[13]
Skistad has also played in a local band[14] and been a football pundit for local radio.
References
edit- ^ "Espen Skistad" (in Norwegian). Godset Media. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ a b Andersen, Truls C. (15 January 1992). "Trenerens sønn drar". VG (in Norwegian). p. 24.
- ^ "Norges Fotballforbund har tatt ut følgende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 February 1989.
- ^ a b c Espen Skistad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Fotball: privatkamp U21 mandag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 10 February 1992.
- ^ "Spilleroverganger i norsk fotball siden høsten 1991". VG (in Norwegian). 28 March 1992. pp. 44–45.
- ^ Valderhaug, Bertil (7 October 1995). "Opprykk til fem millioner". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 32.
- ^ "Fotball: Eliteseriens spillerstaller" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 28 March 1996.
- ^ Tangen, Geir (19 November 2007). "Sikter mot toppen". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). p. 24.
- ^ "Nye Haugar-trenere på plass". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 26 November 2009. p. 29.
- ^ "Emberland tar over Haugar". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 5 January 2011. p. 22.
- ^ "Skistad til FKH". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 5 November 2013. p. 28.
- ^ Sæteren, Thomas Brekke (24 November 2016). "- Tøft og lærerikt år" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway.
- ^ "Keeper med sommerlåt". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 13 July 2012. p. 37.
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