Geir Jordet, holds a PhD in football (soccer) and psychology and is Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences where he teaches and conducts research on psychology & elite football performance. His most extensive research interests involve performing under pressure, cognitive and perceptual underpinnings of decision making, talent development/effective learning, and in-match body language. A principal aim of his projects is to identify the psychologically related, on-pitch behaviors that drive football match performance. Hence, the majority of Jordet’s research is based on in-match psychology and performance data.

Jordet’s work is published in leading sport science and psychology  journals, and his research regularly appears in major media outlets such as New York Times, Wall street journal, the Times, the Guardian, BBC, Sky Sports, El Pais, and Spiegel. 

In addition, Jordet operates as an applied performance psychology consultant specialized in football. Over the past 25 years, he has worked directly with more than 60 professional football teams/Football Associations all over Europe, including many of the leading ones. Finally, Jordet has also been a personal psychology consultant to more than 130 professional players (of which many are in the top leagues).