Øystein Drillestad

Øystein Drillestad
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-01-22) 22 January 1970
Position(s)
Youth career
–1983 Råde
1984–1987 Moss
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Råde
1990 Moss 6 (0)
1991 Råde
1991–1994 USF Bulls
1992 → Råde (loan)
1995–1999 Sarpsborg
2000 Sparta
2001–2002 Sarpsborg
Tune[1]
International career
1988 Norway U18 1 (0)
1989 Norway U20 4 (1)
1989 Norway U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
1995 Sarpsborg (player-assistant)
2000 Sparta (player-manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Øystein Drillestad (born 22 January 1970) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He is best known for playing on the first tier with Moss FK, on the second tier with Råde IL and Sarpsborg FK, and representing Norway at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Career

Hailing from Karlshus,[2] he started his career in Råde IL, before playing youth football for Moss FK from age 14 to 1987.[3] He then started his senior career in Råde[4] and participated in their successful run in the 1988 Norwegian Football Cup.[5] As Råde eliminated Lillestrøm from the cup, Drillestad scored one goal and was mentioned by VG as Råde's most talented player.[6][7][8] Drillestad was highlighted as one of Råde's standout players, as the team chased promotion to the second tier,[3] His main strengths as a player were passing and ball distribution.[9] in which they ultimately succeeded.

He was selected for a Norway U16 training camp in 1986,[10] but did not make his international debut until 1988.[1] Norway U20 had qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. In early 1989, the team had a training camp in Cyprus followed by internationals in Portugal, before the championship in February.[2] He was still new to the international scene when playing against Portugal and Spain, but he was selected for the squad.[11][12] Drillestad scored Norway's first goal in the tournament, the 1–0 goal in a 4–2 victory over Spain U20. Nonetheless, Norway was eliminated from the tournament.[13]

As Drillestad entered the compulsory military service in the fall of 1989, he also negotiated a transfer to First Division team Moss FK ahead of the 1990 season.[14][15] He would make his first-tier debut in June 1990,[16] but was not a team regular, and both Råde and Fredrikstad FK made injuiries about the player's availability. Moss rejected a transfer in 1990,[17] but in 1991 he was back in Råde.[18]

In the summer of 1991 Drillestad left Norway to attend the University of South Florida and play college soccer for the USF Bulls. The star of the team was Mark Chung. Drillestad and his Norwegian teammates characterized American college soccer as a bit more technical and far less tactical than the Norwegian game.[19][20][21] After Mark Chung left, head coach Jay Miller called Drillestad the most important player on the team.[22]

During the college off-season, the summer of 1992, he played for Råde on loan.[23][24] In the summer of 1993, he was wanted by Ski IL, but was somewhat injured.[25]

After 3.5 years at the University of South Florida, Drillestad graduated in business administration. Returning to Norway in January 1995, he visited Kongsvinger IL, but they did not have room for another player in their budget, and he trained with second-tier club Sarpsborg FK. He was considering the MLS Tryout in October 1995, for the new league that would commence in 1996, being especially interested in joining the Tampa-based team.[26] In the meantime, Drillestad did sign for Sarpsborg FK, both as a player and joint head coach.[9]

Drillestad was on the wishlist of Råde both after the 1995 season and after the 1996 season,[27][28] but on both occasions he stayed in Sarpsborg.[29][30]

In 2000 he was named as playing assistant manager of IL Sparta, under head coach Kai Andersen and alongside Jan Kristian Fjærestad.[31] He then returned to SFK after the 2000 season,[32] retiring in 2002.[33]

Personal life

He is a nephew of football manager Bjørn Drillestad.[34] He married in 2000 and resided in Sarpsborg.[32]

When Sarpsborg 08 FF was formed in 2008, then under the name Sarpsborg Sparta FK, Drillestad was nominated for the board of directors.[35] He also held positions in minnows Tune IL.[36]

References

  1. ^ a b Øystein Drillestad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b "Vi krysser fingrene!". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 2 January 1989. p. 10.
  3. ^ a b "Øystein Drillestad – fotballtalentet fra Råde IL". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 26 May 1988. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Råde har ambisjoner". Demokraten (in Norwegian). 28 April 1988. p. 13.
  5. ^ Kirkebøen, Stein Erik (7 July 1988). "Undrenes tid ikke forbi". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 13.
  6. ^ Andersen, Trond (7 July 1988). "Råde-bak". VG (in Norwegian). p. 34.
  7. ^ "I fest-rus ett år etter". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 7 July 1988. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Knekte serielederen med festspill". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 7 July 1988. pp. 18–19.
  9. ^ a b "Avgjørelsens time nærmer seg". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 20 February 1995. pp. 20–21.
  10. ^ "Øystein Drillestad på guttelandslaget". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). 10 March 1986. p. 12.
  11. ^ "Øysteins gjennombrudd". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). 9 February 1989. p. 16.
  12. ^ "Klare for junior-VM i Saudi-Arabia". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 9 February 1989. p. 28.
  13. ^ "Kvartfinalen glapp". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 23 February 1989. p. 23.
  14. ^ "– Jeg går til Moss!". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). 27 October 1989. p. 13.
  15. ^ Johannessen, Tom W. (21 April 1990). "Sørger for mål, poeng og penger". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 33.
  16. ^ "Moss kom i hundre!". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 5 June 1990. pp. 24–25.
  17. ^ "Råde vil ha Øystein". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). 20 July 1990. p. 9.
  18. ^ "Uavgjort i tam kamp" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 11 May 1991.
  19. ^ "- Vi drar til Florida!". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). 30 December 1991. p. 12.
  20. ^ "Øystein spiller 'soccer' i Tampa". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 28 December 1991. p. 19.
  21. ^ "Suksess i Florida". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 24 December 1992. p. 35.
  22. ^ "I år blir Øystein sjefen". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 14 April 1993. pp. 24–25.
  23. ^ "Fra Florida til Råde". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 12 May 1992. p. 15.
  24. ^ "Øystein – og alle de andre". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 9 June 1992. p. 19.
  25. ^ "Øystein Drillestad". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). 18 May 1993. p. 15.
  26. ^ "Vurderer å satse som proff i USA". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 21 February 1995. p. 16.
  27. ^ "Ønsket av Råde". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 4 October 1995. p. 26.
  28. ^ "Råde to hinder fra opprykk". Moss Dagblad (in Norwegian). 23 September 1996. p. 21.
  29. ^ "– Ikke snakk om noen spillerflukt". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 7 October 1995. p. 23.
  30. ^ "Ja til SFK". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 11 December 1996. p. 26.
  31. ^ "Løser Øystein Drillestad Spartas opptrykks-floke?". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 12 April 2000. p. 12.
  32. ^ a b "Nå er Drillestad blitt ekte sarping". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 31 December 2000. p. 25.
  33. ^ "La alt til rette". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 31 December 2002. p. 19.
  34. ^ "Lett spill for Råde" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 August 1989.
  35. ^ "Drillestad in i SFK Sparta-styret". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 15 January 2008. p. 18.
  36. ^ "Inviterer til cup for lokale bedrifter". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 15 September 2010. p. 19.
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