Christer George

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

Can somebody translate, please?

George aktuell for Vitesse
Lørdag reiser Christer George til utlandet på prøvespill. Klubben han skal besøke er nederlandske Vitesse Arnhem.

Publisert 05.01.2005 09:36.

Christer George kan være på vei til Nederland.

Verken George selv eller Rosenborgs sportsdirektør Rune Bratseth vil bekrefte hvilken klubb det dreier seg om, men etter det Adresseavisen erfarer er det Vitesse Arnhem som for øyeblikket ligger på 7. plass i nederlandsk eliteserie.

- Det jeg kan si er at jeg skal reise sørover for å vise meg fram i en klubb som har lyst til å se nærmere på meg. Mer vil jeg ikke kommentere, sier George.

- Det kan jeg ikke kommentere, sier Bratseth.

George fikk før jul beskjed om at Rosenborg ikke kom til å satse på ham framover, og at han derfor får lov til å finne seg en ny klubb å spille for. Dersom han klarer å overbevise Vitesse-trener Edward Sturing, vil han følge etter spillere som Erik Nevland (Groningen), Pa Modou-Kah (Roda) og Daniel Berg Hestad (Heerenveen) i nederlandsk fotball.

George blir derfor ikke med når Rosenborg denne helgen reiser til Kanariøyene. Det gjør ikke Torjus Hansen heller. Han har fått samme beskjed som George, men valget når det gjelder ny klubb er mye enklere for Hansen.

- Det eneste som er aktuelt for meg er å flytte ned til Skien. Men først må det bli en avklaring på om Odd Grenland vil ha meg, sier Hansen.

haavarl · Rutinert Joined: 10 Sep 2002 Posts: 787

George in Vitesse's spotlight
Saturday, Christer George travels abroad to test himself. The club to visit is Ducth Vitesse Arnheim.

Neither George himself nor Rosenborg Sports Director Rune Bratseth wants to confirm what club George is visiting, but from what Adresseavisen experiences it is Vitesse Arnheim, a club that occupies the 7th spot in the Ducth top league at the moment.

"What I can say is that I am travelling south to show myself in a club that wants to see me. More than that I won't comment," George says.

"I cannot comment this," Bratseth says.

Before Christmas, George was given the message that Rosenborg won't go for him in the future, and that he as a consequence was allowed to find himself a new employer. If he manages to convince Vitesse coach Edward Sturing, he'll follow players like Erik Nevland (Groningen), Pa Modou-Kah (Roda JC) and Daniel Berg Hestad (Heerenveen) in Dutch football.

This is also the reason why Christer George won't join the team when Rosenborg travels down to the Canary Islands this weekend.

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

Thanks for your help.

How is he? At which position? Wings?

We have a little problem on the wings but the centrum of the midfield is full.

haavarl · Rutinert Joined: 10 Sep 2002 Posts: 787

Well, hm. He himself want to be an attacker. He spent last season in Spanish club Cordoba - where he was used in several different positions, despite being promised a role as central forward.

In Rosenborg, he has partly played right wing and right attacking midfielder. He is definitely not a central midfielder. If your right side is a little weak (either middle right or front right) he's your man. I guess he's quite able on the left as well, tough he'd probably have to turn more inwards to shoot.

Moves a lot; good sense for the game; offensive; experienced. (67 matches/12 goals for Rosenborg; several Champions League visits.) Some spectacular goals and a few spectacular wide shots ...

Most RBK fans would like to see him continue playing for us, but alas, our coaches doesn't see him as a man we need right now.

jenssenc · Junior Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 83

Christer George has been a promising footballer for several years, but he has not been able to "take it to the next level". He came to Rosenborg as an upcoming striker a few years ago, having scored a number of goals in his previous club. In my opinion, George has failed to live up to the expectations that both the club and the fans had when he came. His greatest qualities are perhaps speed and finishing technique, but he lacks positioning skills, dribbling skills and the football-mind needed to play at a high level. Still, I wish him all the best......

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

You might have discovered them already in the Norwegian forum, martwout, but here are some George goals:

27.04.2003: Lyn - Rosenborg 0-3
0-2: Christer George

10.05.2003: Viking - Rosenborg 0-2
0-1: Christer George

24.10.2000: Paris St. Germain - Rosenborg 7-2
3-1: Christer George
3-2: Christer George

I think Eredivisie can be a good league for "Georgie". The last years quite a few Norwgians have ended up there: Daniel Berg Hestad, André Hanssen, Erik Nevland and Pa-Modou Kah.

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

Thanks for the images. I have put the links on the Vitesse forum: http://p080.ezboard.com/f...1&stop;=255

Are there also some images from 2004?

George has trained today by Vitesse and is going with the team to Turkey. I hope that he will play at the Efes Pilsen Cup. Vitesse is participating in this tournament which will be broadcasted on Eurosport (I don't know if you are able to receive that channel). This friday is the first match against Malmo (19.00 our time).

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

Fun to know: Christer George is a devoted rap artist:

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/sport/2002/04/14/rosenborg.jpg

His first rap group was So Called Negros, where the three members were Christer (aka Mayor), his twin brother Michael (aka Daddan) and their bigger brother "Ogo Redskin" (can't find his real name in the hurry).

They existed for some years and managed to release an album, which didn't sell that much, before they "retired".

Now Christer and twin brother Michael are back on track, with a new duo: The Outfit

They haven't released any single or album yet, only a mixtape, "The stink of the street: The mixtape". Nevertheless they have managed to get the music video from one of the beats, "Poemclapz", in rotation on Norwegian music channel ZTV - a bit impressive, I think.

To satisfy their fans, they have made three of the beats available for downloading:

- Poemclapz
- So Much Better
- U Don't Rap U

Enjoy!

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

There are some strange things going on. The player was seen, a dutch site was reporting about him.

But today Vitesse reported officially that He's not coming to test and he was never an option. It's being denied that he was ever in the picture. Very strange.

I think that it's a game played by the team. Are there any new news in the newspaper or other media in Norway?

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

Maybe they don't like the attention. I will let you know if there's news.

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

I think George is together with Vitesse. My contact in Algemeen Dagblad, Ramon Min, says this:

"According to reports in Holland, Christer George is on a trial with Vitesse. But strangely enough the official website of the Arnhem club doesn't mention that.

I'll try to ask around a bit more."

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

Me and Ramon have had some contact the last years. He earlier wrote about Scandinavian football for Voetbal International, and then we spoke to eachother much often.

Not he has to concentrate on Vitesse and your "colleagues" in Eredivisie.

olaola80 · Junior Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 61

After I've been seeing Vitesse playing against our nabours Malmö tonight, I think Christer George can do a better job! Losing 6-0 to a swedish team is nothing to be proud of!

siggetheman · Proff Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 288 Location: Trondheim

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

martwout · Junior Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 11

Can someone translate this?

George avventer Arnhem-tur

Selv om trønderpressen har hevdet noe annet: Christer George (25) har ennå ikke prøvespilt for Vitesse Arnhem. Selv om han gjerne vil.

Av JARLE FREDAGSVIK

PÅ VENT: Christer George avventer Vitesse-interessen, og holder i mellomtiden formen vedlike i hovedstaden. Foto: Fredrik Solstad
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- Jeg håper å kunne dra ned til Arnhem, men det er viktig at interessen er konkret og håndfast. Jeg har bare januar på meg og har ikke tid å dra ned kun for å kikke, sier Christer George til VG Nett.

Derfor ble også den bebudete reisen ned til Vitesse Arnhem i helgen utsatt. I stedet venter 25-åringen på et konkret tilbud fra klubben som ligger på 7. plass i den nederlandske æresdivisjonen.

Det har hersket forvirring i trønderpressen den siste uken om hvor George faktisk har oppholdt seg. Adresseavisen omtalte først den opprinnelige planen, før nettstedet rbkweb.com dementerte opplysningene:

«Adresseavisen skrev tirsdag at Christer George på lørdag reiser ned for å prøvespille for Vitesse Arnhem. Det er feil: RBK-spilleren er allerede på plass i Nederland.»

Er i Oslo

Faktum er at han ikke har vært noe annet sted enn i Oslo.

- Jeg skjønner ikke hvor de har det fra. Jeg har vært her hele tiden, sier han oppgitt.

Før jul fikk han beskjed av Rosenborg om å finne seg en ny klubb. Etter at han returnerte fra spansk 2. divisjon og Cordoba på sensommeren i fjor, ble det langt mellom innhoppene i RBK utover høsten.

Han synes ikke der noe krise å bli værende i norsk fotball, men det han drømmer om er å spille spiss - i Nederland.

- Det er en fotball som passer meg, og jeg har lyst til å prøve meg der, forklarer George.

LSK-interesse

Hans førstevalg er å prøve lykken i Europa for å tjene noen gode penger mens han fortsatt har muligheten. Dersom han ikke har fått ny klubb innen overgangsvinduet stenger, vil han se seg om etter en annen norsk klubb enn årets norske seriemester.

- Lillestrøm har kontaktet meg, men det er noen klubber som har forhørt seg med Rosenborg og.

PS! Vitesse tapte fredag 6-0 mot svenske Malmö FF i Tyrkia, uten at det virker å stresse Oslo-gutten. - Alle kan gå på en smell, sier George

jenssenc · Junior Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 83

George awaits Arnhem-trip
Even though Trøndersk media has claimed otherwise; Christer George has not gone to Vitesse Arnhem for trial yet. Although he wants to.

On hold
Christer George awaits the interest from Vitesse, in the meantime he keeps fit in the capital (Oslo).
"I hope I'll get the oppotrunity to go down there, but it is important to me that the interest is definite. I don't have time to go down there and just "look around", January is all I've got", George says to VG.

That's why this weekend's announced trip to Vitesse Arnhem was postponed/put off. Instead the 25-year-old awaits a definite offer from the club that currently holds 7th position in the Dutch Premiership.

There has been som confusion in Trøndersk media the past week as to where George has been. Adresseavisen first announced the original schedule, then RbkWeb.com disclaimed this information: "The Rosenborg-player already is in Holland"

Fact is that he has been in Oslo all the time.
"I don't know where they've got this from. I've been here all the time", he says in despair.

Before Christmas Rosenborg told him his services were no longer wanted. After returning from Cordoba (Spanish 2nd division) late last summer, he only had a few appearances for Rosenborg last fall.

He dreams of playing as a striker - in Holland: "They play a kind of football that suits me, I really want to give it a shot down there", George says.

Lillestrøm-interest
His first priority is to try his luck in Europe while he has the chance, the financial aspect is a critical factor too, of course. If he hasn't found a new club when the transfer market closes, he will start looking around for a new Norwegian club.
"Lillestrøm has contacted me, but there are also other clubs that have contacted Rosenborg"

PS! On Friday Vitesse lost 6-0 against Malmø in Turkey, not affecting the Oslo-boy. "All teams take a beating every now and then", George says.

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

It seems like quite a few was tricked by some Vitesse fans. The thing with George training with the club, and travelling to Turkey was just bullshit.

George now says that he maybe will make a trip to Arnhem, but only if the interest from Vitesse is very strong and concrete:

"I just have some weeks left of the international transfer window and can't waste my time," he states.

In addition to Vitesse, Norwegian clubs Lillestrøm and Start and Swedish GIF Sundsvall are interested in the transfer listed Rosenborg player.

2mas · Sjef! Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 3323 Location: Trondheim

Plymouth instead of Vitesse?

According to Norwegian media, George is on trial at Plymouth Argyle this week:

"Christer George's hunt for a new club continues. These days he is showing his skills in Plymouth.

George has been told by Rosenborg to find himself a new club, and it is because of this he is travelling around visiting different clubs.

This week he is in Plymouth. If his trial does not result in a contract offer, George then will go on trial at Swedish club Djurgården."

The article in Norwegian: George til Plymouth?