Background
Liverød, who lives in Uruguay, was born in Tønsberg, but hails from Sandefjord and played more than 100 matches for the local club Sandefjord BK.
Liverød, who lives in Uruguay, was born in Tønsberg, but hails from Sandefjord and played more than 100 matches for the local club Sandefjord BK.
In 1977, he left his hometown and moved to Denmark, where he played for various top clubs, including Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (now Football Club Copenhagen). Liverod also played in Brasil and Singapore, before he returned to Norway where he ended his career with Sandefjord BK in 1987. Liverod has a master"s degree in Economics and Business Administration and has been managing textile industries in South America.
He is among others known in Norway for his relationship with Diego Maradona.
Liverød was Maradona"s agent in Europe and managed his "Showbol Argentina" tour in 2006. Liverod has been working as a player agent with base in Uruguay and have assisted several top South-American players with their transfers to European clubs, among others Claudio Pizarro, José Oscar Flores ("Turu"), Darío Rodríguez, Rafinha and Matias Almeyda.
Liverød previously worked as scout for various European top clubs. In 2008 he tried to start a cooperation between Schalke and the Norwegian club FK Lyn, but the attempt failed.
In 2007 and 2008, Matias Almeyda and Liverød attempted to buy the at that time Norwegian top club Football Club Lyn, where Almeyda had been playing, and later on Sandefjord Fotball, a club from Liverød"s hometown.
However, both negotiations were unsuccessful.