Erik Mykland

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Erik Mykland
Full name	Erik Mykland
Date of birth	July 21, 1971 (age 35)
Place of birth	Risør, Norway
Nickname	Myggen (the Mosquito)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
	Risør
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989 1989-1996 1995 1996-1997 1997-2000 2000-2001 2001-2004	Bryne Start Utrecht (loan) LASK Linz Panathinaikos 1860 München FC Copenhagen	17 (1) 159 (11) 9 (0) 28 (0) 71 (3) 26 (0) 51 (1)
National team
1990-2003	Norway	78 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

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Erik "Myggen" Mykland ("the Mosquito") (born July 21, 1971 in Risør) is a former Norwegian footballer. During his career Mykland played for Risør, Bryne, Start, Utrecht (loan), Linz, Panathinaikos, 1860 München and FC København.

Mykland was a very technical player, he has 78 caps and 2 goals on the Norwegian national team. He played the World Cup in 1994 and 1998 and the European Championship in 2000.

Mykland was one of the most popular footballers in Norway, well-liked but never without controversy. During the 1998 World Cup, in-between games he and Henning Berg was caught in a bar drinking. They claimed they had only had a few beers, but Henning Berg later admitted in his biography that they actually were drunk. There was also an incident during his time in FC København where he was found drunk on the pavement asking people walking by to arm wrestle. He was also criticized for his occasional smoking. Håvard Rem wrote a book about Mykland in 2000, entitled Erik Mykland : oppvekst, livsstil, EM 2000, spillestil.

He used to flap his arms and hands like a bird when he celebrated his goals.

	Norway squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Thorstvedt \| 2 Halle \| 3 Johnsen \| 4 Bratseth \| 5 Bjørnebye \| 6 Flo \| 7 Mykland \| 8 Leonhardsen \| 9 Fjørtoft \| 10 Rekdal \| 11 Jakobsen \| 12 Grodås \| 13 By Rise \| 14 Nilsen \| 15 Løken \| 16 Sørloth \| 17 Eggen \| 18 Haaland \| 19 Strand \| 20 Berg \| 21 Rushfeldt \| 22 Bohinen \| Coach: Olsen

	Norway squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Grodås \| 2 Halle \| 3 Johnsen \| 4 Berg \| 5 Bjørnebye \| 6 Solbakken \| 7 Mykland \| 8 Leonhardsen \| 9 T. Flo \| 10 Rekdal \| 11 Jakobsen \| 12 Myhre \| 13 Baardsen \| 14 Heggem \| 15 Eggen \| 16 J. Flo \| 17 H. Flo \| 18 Østenstad \| 19 Hoftun \| 20 Solskjær \| 21 Riseth \| 22 Strand \| Coach: Olsen