got a place in Egil Olsen's squad for the 1994 World Cup in USA playing in one game, but Rushfeldt never established himself as a regular having only won a total of 7 caps by 2001, and he did not score his first goal until 2002 in a game against Japan. In 2006, he announced his decision to retire from the national team. However, in 2007 he reconsidered his decision and agreed with the national team coach Åge Hareide that he would make himself available for the game against Bosnia because John Carew was unavailable due to injury. He came on as a substitute in the game against Bosnia, making his first national team appearance in 2 years. Norway failed to qualify for the European Championship and he retired for good from the national team. He ended his international career playing 38 games scoring 7 goals. Coaching career In October 2013, Rushfeldt was appointed the assistant coach of Tromsø, after Steinar Nilsen replaced Agnar Christensen as head coach of the club. Career statistics Club International goals Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rushfeldt goal. Honours Tromsø Norwegian Cup: 1996 Rosenborg Tippeligaen: 1997, 1998, 1999 Norwegian Cup: 1999 Austria Wien Austrian Bundesliga: 2002–03, 2005–06 Austrian Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06 Individual Tippeligaen top scorer: 1997, 1998 Knicksen Striker of the Year: 1998 Austria Wien Player of the Season: 2003–04 Kniksen's Honour Award: 2011 Tippeligaen all-time top scorer: 172 goals References External links 1972 births Living people People from Vadsø Norwegian footballers Association football forwards Norway international footballers Norway under-21 international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players Tromsø IL players Birmingham City F.C. players Rosenborg BK players Racing de Santander players FK Austria Wien players Eliteserien players English Football League players La Liga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Kniksen Award winners Tromsø IL non-playing staff Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Austria Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Sportspeople from Troms og Finnmark