Karl Oskar Fjørtoft is a Norwegian

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...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who played for Hødd, Rosenborg BK, Molde FK, Swedish team Hammarby IF

Hammarby IF

Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre...

 and Aalesund.

After the 2008 season, his contract with Aalesund was not renewed. In late December he was signed by SK Herd

SK Herd

Sportsklubben Herd is a sports club from Ålesund, Norway. It has sections for association football, handball and swimming, and was founded on 22 August 1932....

 together with former teammate Lasse Olsen

Lasse Olsen

Lasse Olsen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Mjøndalen. He played for Gjelleråsen, Strømsgodset and Aalesund.After the 2008 season, his contract with Aalesund was not renewed...

. Jokers on Aberdeen Mad would have you believe that Aberdeen FC in Scotland are believed to have offered a pre contract agreement for Fjørtoft to join up for the 2010/11 season.

He is a distant relative of fellow footballer Jan Åge Fjørtoft

Jan Åge Fjørtoft

Jan Aage Fjørtoft is a former Norwegian footballer. A powerful centre forward with netting ability , he played professionally in Norway, Austria, England and Germany...

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