Fredrik Krogstad has almost 150 games for Lillestrøm between 2015 and 2022. He then went to Stabæk, but after the 2023 season the contract there expired.
Now the midfielder is looking for a club.
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This week he is training with LSK’s arch-rival Vålerenga. The club states this on its website. Erik Brenden also trains with Vålerenga these days, he also has a past at Åråsen.
– The two clubless players must stay in shape, and with a thin Vålerenga squad due to illness and national team assignments, this is a win-win for both parties, Vålerenga reports on his websites.
Krogstad has previously been clear that he chose Vålerenga at a young age.
In 2020, Krogstad moved to Etterstad in the middle of Vålerenga country and told Oslo newspaper that he could not play for Vålerenga with his background as an LSK player.
– I could never do that. Even if you don’t hate Vålerenga in the same way as the supporters do, you are slowly or surely taught that Vålerenga is not good, he told the newspaper.
– Now I have also been in Lillestrøm for so long that I could never go to Vålerenga. There aren’t many players who have done that, and I think I would have had a blast. If there is someone who does it, I hope they get a ride too. Because you just don’t do that, said Krogstad.
Brenden played in LSK until 2020 and has since played for Sandefjord and Jerv.
There was a big uproar when former LSK coach Bakke took over Vålerenga in the middle of last season and left LSK overnight. There was no success as the coach led the team to relegation to the Obos league.
This winter, Petter Myhre came in as assistant coach in Vålerenga. He joined LSK when Bakke left the club.