Frode Kippe
Encyclopedia
Frode Kippe is a Norwegian
international footballer. He usually plays as a central defender
, and currently plays for Lillestrøm in the Norwegian Premier League
.
, but moved to Lillestrøm at the age of 19 to play professionally. At the end of the 1998-season Kippe was signed by English FA Premier league
club Liverpool
. At Liverpool he was restricted to just two substitute appearances in the League Cup against Hull City and Grimsby Town. After four years in England
, including two loan-deals with Stoke
where he scored once against Preston North End, Kippe went back home to Norway and signed with LSK in 2002.
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...
international footballer. He usually plays as a central defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, and currently plays for Lillestrøm in the Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen 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...
.
Career
Kippe started his career playing amateur football for KolbotnKolbotn Football
Kolbotn IL Fotball is a sub-section under the sports club Kolbotn IL from Kolbotn, Norway. The club started football in 1916 and organized football as a semi-autonomous sub-section in 1960....
, but moved to Lillestrøm at the age of 19 to play professionally. At the end of the 1998-season Kippe was signed by English FA Premier league
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
club Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. At Liverpool he was restricted to just two substitute appearances in the League Cup against Hull City and Grimsby Town. After four years in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, including two loan-deals with Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
where he scored once against Preston North End, Kippe went back home to Norway and signed with LSK in 2002.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
1999–2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Stoke City Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
1999–2000 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |