Bjørn Berland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bjørn Berland | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandnes, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sandved | |||
| Ulf-Sandnes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2005 | Viking | 153 | (31) |
| 2013–2015 | Bogafjell | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Norway U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Norway U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bjørn Berland (born 14 April 1977) is a retired Norwegian footballer.
Career
His career began in Sandved IL and then Ulf-Sandnes and joined Viking FK in 1997. He played 153 Norwegian Premier games from 1997 to 2005.[1] In late 2005 he signed for Sandefjord Fotball, but instead retired two days later.[2]
Berland never managed to play for Norway's senior team, but he played 4 matches for the U-21 team, making his debut in 1998 against Denmark U-21.[3]
Long after his retirement, Berland returned as a hobby player in Bogafjell IL.[4]
References
- ^ Viking stats
- ^ Berland retires (in Norwegian) Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bjørn Berland at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "– De gamle er fortsatt eldst på Bogafjell". Sandnesposten (in Norwegian). 2 October 2014. pp. 16–17.