Christian Grindheim
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Christian Grindheim is a football midfielder who currently plays for the Danish Superliga
club F.C. Copenhagen
. Grindheim is known as a hardworking midfielder with tough tackling and powerful shots. He has made over 40 appearances for the Norway national team.
On 7 January 2008, Grindheim was transferred to Heerenveen.
On 15 June 2011, Grindheim transferred to FC Copenhagen on a three year contract.
, on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match
against Switzerland
. He scored his first goal on the national team in a friendly match against Germany
on 11 February 2009. As of November 2011, he has been capped 48 times, scoring two goals.
SC Heerenveen
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
club F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
. Grindheim is known as a hardworking midfielder with tough tackling and powerful shots. He has made over 40 appearances for the Norway national team.
Club career
Christian Grindheim was a hot name on the pre-season market after his club having fought in the bottom of the Norwegian First Division. But the young Haugesund captain was believed to have a poor radius of action, and was considered too "light" for clubs that were otherwise interested. However, both Vålerenga IF Fotball and Viking offered Grindheim a contract. He ended up choosing the Oslo-based Vålerenga, which he played for from 2005 to 2008.On 7 January 2008, Grindheim was transferred to Heerenveen.
On 15 June 2011, Grindheim transferred to FC Copenhagen on a three year contract.
International career
Grindheim made his debut for the Norwegian national teamNorway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
, on 17 August 2005 in a friendly match
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
against Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
. He scored his first goal on the national team in a friendly match against Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
on 11 February 2009. As of November 2011, he has been capped 48 times, scoring two goals.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 11 February 2009 | LTU Arena LTU Arena Esprit Arena is a multi-functional football stadium in Düsseldorf, Germany. The stadium holds 54,600 and has a closable roof. The special heating system allows comfortable events at the height of winter.- History :... , Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... |
1–0 | Win | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 2 | 29 May 2010 | Ullevaal stadion Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
2–1 | Win | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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Honours
Vålerenga IF- Norwegian Premier LeagueNorwegian Premier LeagueTippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
: 2005Norwegian Premier League 2005The 2005 season of the Norwegian Premier League began on April 10, 2005, and was concluded with the last of 26 rounds played on October 29. 3 points were given for wins and 1 for draws....
SC Heerenveen
- KNVB Cup 2008-09KNVB Cup 2008-09The KNVB Cup 2008–09 was the 91st season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The defending champions were Feyenoord. The competition started on August 30, 2008 and ended with sc Heerenveen winning the Final in Rotterdam on May 17, 2009.-Clubs:...