Jarl-André Storbæk (born 21 September 1978) is a Norwegian footballer who played as a defender. Between 2005 and 2008, he was capped 17 times for the Norway national team.
Half-way through the 2005 season, Vålerenga was looking for a left back and made a 3 million kr offer for Storbæk.[4] HamKam, who were struggling against relegation,[5] rejected the offer, and their coach, Ståle Solbakken, stated that 6 million kr would be a suitable price for Storbæk. Vålerenga instead signed Tommy Stenersen from Stabæk.[4] The two clubs agreed on a transfer for Storbæk after the season, and he signed a four-year deal with Vålerenga on 14 November 2005. According to the newspaper Østlendingen, the transfer fee for Storbæk was around 5 million kr.[6] Storbæk played a total of 51 matches for HamKam, scoring five goals.[3]
The next season, Storbæk scored the equalizing goal on a penalty kick in the 1–1 draw against his old club HamKam.[7] He played for Vålerenga from 2006 to 2009, and played a total of 99 matches and scored nine goals.[8] Storbæk's contract with Vålerenga ended after the 2009-season, and he didn't want to sign a new deal with the club as he wanted to try playing abroad.[9]
In February 2010, Storbæk signed a short-term contract with the Greek second tier club Panetolikos till the end of the 2009–10 season.[10] Storbæk then joined the Danish club SønderjyskE in June 2010, as a replacement for Sölvi Ottesen who had transferred to F.C. Copenhagen.[11] Storbæk played 68 matches in the Danish Superliga before he moved back to Norway and joined Strømsgodset in August 2012.[12] Strømsgodset's coach Ronny Deila praised Storbæk as a "long-term signing" and believed that the 33-year-old would help Godset both in the race for the 2012 Tippeligaen-title and in the next few seasons.[13]
Storbæk returned to former club Nybergsund in January 2015 in a dual role as player and assistant coach, having agreed a three-year contract.[16]
International career
From 2005 to 2008, Storbæk played 17 matches for Norway.[17]
Managerial career
After retiring at the end of 2016, Storbæk became the head coach of the club he just left, Nybergsund IL.[18] The club announced that they did not wanted to be a player-coach as he wanted, so he retired at this point. He had already been a player-assistant at the club until he retired.[19]
In the 2018 season, Nybergsund was relegated to the 3rd Division and Storbæk got sacked.[20] After the sacking, Storbæk sued the club due to lack of pay and holiday pay.[21]
In 2022 Storbæk managed Eidsvold Turn, but left due to disagreements over Eidsvold Turn's direction forward.[22] In 2023 Storbæk managed Brumunddal, but left due to disagreements over Brumunddal's direction forward.[23]
Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
^"Hele Norges landslag" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 6 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^ ab"Storbæk klar for Strømsgodset". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Hamar Arbeiderblad. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^ abFredagsvik, Jarle (17 September 2005). "- Ville kjøpe Storbæk" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^Stokstad, Morten; Brændshøi, Christian F. (12 November 2005). "Storbæk på vei til Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^Fredagsvik, Jarle (14 November 2005). "Endelig VIF-spiller" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^Fredagsvik, Jarle (10 August 2008). "Øren sikret HamKam poeng" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^Fardal, Eirik (18 December 2009). "Storbæk vil til utlandet". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^Langerød, Dag (5 February 2010). "Storbæk klar for Hellas" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 13 September 2012.