Sogndal Flo started his career with his local amateur club
Stryn. In 1993, he moved to
Sogndal, playing with his brothers
Jostein and Jarle. Tore André Flo made his debut in
Tippeligaen on 17 April 1994 against
Tromsø. Much was expected of Flo, and he started off well by scoring on his début in a 5–1 victory over Rangers' archrivals
Celtic, and hit 18 goals in 30 SPL games. His second season at Rangers was considered his best in Scotland, scoring 22 goals in 42 games, including the opening goal in the 2002
League Cup final win over Ayr United.
Sunderland He was sold to
Sunderland on
transfer deadline day at the beginning of the
2002–03 season. Flo's arrival was announced alongside fellow striker
Marcus Stewart, and the total cost of the transfers were declared as £10m. The individual prices were not made clear by Sunderland, although a figure of £8.2 million for Flo was widely quoted by the media. Sunderland have since confirmed that he was bought for £6.75 million, making him Sunderland's second most expensive purchase. Sunderland's manager
Peter Reid had been under-fire throughout pre-season for his failure to buy a big-name striker as a long-term replacement for the ageing
Niall Quinn. The relatively high price-tag for a player who was struggling in Scotland, and the late hour of his signing led many fans, and pundits including legend
Jimmy Montgomery to believe that Flo was a deadline-day panic buy. Once again he scored in his debut match, a 1–1 draw with
Manchester United. It was clear by Sunderland's tactics that Reid expected Flo to slot into the role of veteran
Niall Quinn (who retired from playing in November) as a tall target-man for long-balls. It was not a role he was comfortable with, and he struggled to form a partnership with fellow striker
Kevin Phillips. When Reid was sacked in October and replaced by
Howard Wilkinson, Flo immediately fell out of favour – failing to make the bench for Wilkinson's first game – as Wilkinson publicly called into question the Norwegian's fitness. Flo managed to work his way back into the first-team until Wilkinson's dismissal in March. His successor,
Mick McCarthy failed to give Flo 90 minutes of football in any of the remaining nine games of the season. In 33 appearances for Sunderland Flo scored only 6 goals (4 of them in the Premiership) completing only 11 of the 23 league games he started. Sunderland were relegated to
Division One, and with massive debts were forced to sell or release most players on high wages. Flo played one
League Cup game in the
2003–04, but in the autumn of 2003 he was given a free transfer.
Siena Flo then tried his luck in
Italy, joining newly promoted
Serie A team
Siena on a free transfer in 2003. Flo played for Siena for two seasons, becoming a success in
Italian football and helping the club establish themselves in the top division for the first time. He showed surprising versatility when he was asked by manager
Giuseppe Papadopulo to play in a more withdrawn role as a second striker, behind
Enrico Chiesa and
Nicola Ventola, rather than in his usual role as a main striker. He excelled in this position and was ever-present for his club throughout the
2003–04 season, as he scored eight goals, helping Siena to avoid relegation: he scored his first goal for his new club against Empoli in the third round of the league on 20 September. The next goal came against Reggina in the sixth round 18 October. Later becoming matchwinner in a 1–0 home win against
Udinese. His second and last season with the club was less successful, as injuries and competition from other strikers saw him gain less playing time under manager
Gigi Simoni; he only managed five goals from 17 starts throughout the
2004–05 season, and made 5 appearances as substitute, although he once again helped Siena avoid relegation. He was contracted to the club until the end of the 2006 season. His stay at Vålerenga was hampered by numerous injuries that prevented him of making a serious impact. Vålerenga did not offer him a new contract at the end of the season, leaving Flo free to sign with other clubs.
Leeds United On 3 January 2007, former teammate
Dennis Wise brought Flo back to England, this time for
Leeds United, with a contract lasting till the end of the
2006–07 Championship season. Flo made his away début as a substitute for the
Yorkshire outfit in Leeds' 3–1 defeat to
West Bromwich Albion in the
FA Cup. A week later Flo scored his first goal for Leeds against the same opposition after three minutes with a towering header in a league match which ended in a 3–2 defeat. Subsequent injury prevented Flo from playing any significant part during the rest of the season. Flo was believed to be set to leave Leeds due to a clause in his contract, but Leeds signed Flo with an initial one-year contract to help their 2007–08
League One campaign. He only managed to score 3 times in the League during the season, all in sub appearances. Flo was sponsored by famous Leeds fans, the
Kaiser Chiefs. Flo had previously admitted that Leeds would probably be his last club before retirement. He turned into somewhat of a fans favourite without playing that much for Leeds. In March 2008, Flo announced his retirement from football.
Milton Keynes Dons On 21 November 2008, Flo came out of retirement and signed a contract with
Milton Keynes Dons that lasted until the end of the season. He played his first match for MK Dons coming on as a sub against Scunthorpe on 6 December 2008. He didn't start a match until the 3rd last game of the season against
Walsall. Flo also had the misfortune of missing the ninth penalty in a tense shoot-out against Scunthorpe United which prevented MK Dons from reaching the 2009 League one play-off final at Wembley. On 19 May 2009, Flo was released from his contract with
Milton Keynes Dons.
Sogndal . In 2011, two years after retirement, Flo surprisingly made a second comeback at newly promoted
Sogndal. He first came on as a substitute against
Rosenborg on 30 July. In his first start at the last day of the season he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory against league champions
Molde, then coached by
Ole Gunnar Solskjær. ==International career==