Ørjan Berg

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Ørjan Berg (born August 20, 1968 in Bodø) is a Norwegian football midfielder, currently playing for Rosenborg B.K. He has previously played for F.K. Bodø/Glimt, Wettingen FC, 1860 Munich, and FC Basel. Ørjan is the brother of Bodø/Glimt player Runar Berg, and the son of legendary Bodø/Glimt midfielder and playmaker Harald Berg. He is married and has two sons, Patrick and Marius.

Berg first played — as his father had — at Bodø/Glimt, then playing in the 2nd division, later moving up to the 1st. In 1988 Rosenborg coach Nils Arne Eggen brought him and his friend Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen from Bodø/Glimt to Rosenborg, where they won the double in their debut year in the Norwegian top division.

After two seasons at Rosenborg, Berg was sold to Wettingen FC in 1990, where he played for five seasons before returning to his home club Bodø/Glimt in 1996.

In Bodø/Glimt, now back in the top division, Berg played for three seasons losing a cup final against Tromsø I.L. in 1996. In 1999 Rosenborg needed to strengthen its team to play in the UEFA Champions League, and Berg went on loan to Rosenborg. Later that year he was traded to Rosenborg, where he still plays.

Berg had his debut on the Norwegian national team in 1988, but after Egil Olsen became coach Berg was rarely found good enough for the squad. He got a second chance when Norway got Nils Johan Semb as coach in 1998 and Berg played on the national team again 10 years after his debut. However in 2002, Berg declared than he retired from the national team.

In mid season 2006, he returned to his home town Bodø while he tries to recover from inuries which has plagued him in the last (almost) two years. If he recovered, he said he would join Rosenborg again when pre season starts at the beginning of 2007 - which would have been his last season in the famous white and black shirt according to his contract. However, it became increasingly clear that his injury would never be completely healed, and he decided to terminate his contract a year early. His official farewell ceremony took place in the recess of the Rosenborg - Viking match on October 29th.

[edit] Honours

• Norwegian League Champions: 1988, 1999–2004, 2006
• Norwegian Cup Champion: 1988, 1999 and 2003
• Caps for the national team: 19 (1 goal)
• Kniksen of the year 2001
• Kinksen award as midfielder of the year 2001
• Kinksen award as midfielder of the year 2002

[edit] Statistics

• Matches in the Norwegian top division (2006 season included):
  • Bodø/Glimt – 97 matches
  • Rosenborg – 187 matches

Rosenborg BK - Current Squad
1 Johnsen | 2 Koppinen | 5 Basma | 6 Strand | 7 Berg | 10 Riseth | 11 Solli | 13 Hirschfeld | 14 Iversen | 15 Skjelbred | 16 Essediri | 17 Storflor | 19 Tettey | 21 Stensaas | 23 Jamtfall | 24 Koné | 25 Braaten | 26 Kvarme | 27 Sapara | 28 Lund Hansen | 33 Dorsin