Sigurd Rushfeldt

Sigurd Rushfeldt
Rushfeldt with Tromsø in 2008
Personal information
Full name Sigurd Rushfeldt
Date of birth (1972-12-11) 11 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Vadsø, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Vadsø Turn
Norild
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Tromsø 75 (34)
1995Birmingham City (loan) 7 (0)
1996–1999 Rosenborg 66 (67)
1999–2002 Racing Santander 42 (5)
2001Rosenborg (loan) 10 (6)
2001–2006 Austria Wien 137 (69)
2006–2011 Tromsø 126 (50)
Total 485 (246)
International career
Norway U-21 2 (0)
1994–2007 Norway 38 (7)
Managerial career
2013–2018 Tromsø (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sigurd Rushfeldt (born 11 December 1972) is a Norwegian football coach and former player who works as an assistant coach for Tromsø. During his playing career, he played for Tromsø, Birmingham City, Rosenborg, Racing de Santander, and Austria Wien. As a forward, he is well known for his strength and for being a prolific goalscorer. Rushfeldt is the all-time top goal scorer of Eliteserien.

Rushfeldt scored 246 league goals in his career, including a record 172 in Eliteserien.