Chelsea hero Tore Andre Flo is ending a 10-year stint at the club by taking the manager’s job at Norwegian side Sogndal.
The 48-year-old starred for the Blues in the ’90s, spending three-and-a-half seasons at Stamford Bridge from 1997-2000, when he scored 50 goals in 163 games across all competitions.
The tall striker won the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup Winners Cup and Super Cup during his spell in west London, before leaving for a successful stint with Rangers.
He retired from playing in 2012 and then returned to Chelsea, taking up various roles over the next decade.
He has coached in the academy, been a club ambassador and recently been involved in loan development, but his stint has now come to an end.
Sogndal are in the second tier of Norwegian football but is a club close to his heart as he started and finished his playing career there.
Petr Cech, Chelsea’s technical and performance advisor, said: ‘We have to thank Tore for everything he has done for the club.
‘He has been a great servant as a player and then as a coach in the academy and now as a part of the loan department. The players loved working with him. He is a remarkable man and human being. You hardly see somebody who works so hard but is still humble and nice to be around.
‘We will definitely miss him but we wish him all the best. Hopefully his next step, which he always wanted to make, will go well for him. He will always remain part of the Chelsea family for his history with the football club.’
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