Playing Career
He started his career in Åkra IL, and was signed by then-second tier club Djerv 1919 in 1990. Djerv 1919 were relegated in 1993, Grindhaug crucially missing a penalty kick in the last match of the season. Djerv 1919 then merged to form the new team FK Haugesund. Grindhaug had the honor of scoring the first league goal for the new club, and the club eventually found its way to the Norwegian Premier League, making its debut season in 1997.
Grindhaug played regularly until the summer of 1998, when his career was halted due to knee injuries. Following five operations, he returned to football in the winter of 1999–2000. He trialled at several clubs, turning down a contract offer from Beijing Guo'an before injuring himself in a trial match for Umeå FC. His comeback to football, thus, came on the third tier of Norwegian football for SK Nord. However, he managed to reclaim a spot in the FK Haugesund squad. He remained there until 1 November 2007, albeit struggling with injuries since February 2006. In total he scored 45 goals in 220 appearances for FK Haugesund over two periods; only Arild Andersen has more appearances for the relatively young club. After a three year absence from football, he started playing again for the fledgling third team of FK Haugesund. The team was composed of former top players from various quarters in the Haugesund area started up in Norwegian 7th Division in the 2009/2010 season.
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