Tommy Berntsen
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| Tom Fetta Berntsen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tommy Berntsen | |
| Date of birth | December 18, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Lørenskog, Norway | |
| Height | 188cm | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Lyn | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Vålerenga | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ????-1995 1996-1997 1998-2000 2000-2002 2002-present |
Lørenskog Skjetten Lillestrøm Eintracht Frankfurt Lyn |
- - 72 (17) 3 (0) 99 (8) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2002-present | Norway | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Tommy Berntsen (born December 18, 1973) is a Norwegian footballer and central defender. He currently plays for Lyn in the Norwegian Premier League.
Tommy began his playing career at Vålerenga, but failed to make the first team. He spent the next few years in the lower divisions, playing for local clubs Lørenskog I.F. and Skjetten S.K. His breakthrough came in 1998 when he signed for Lillestrøm, where he and his teammate Torgeir Bjarmann made up one of the best central defences in the premier league.
In 2000, Berntsen left Norway for Germany and Eintracht Frankfurt. His stay, however, was not a success and he only played three matches for the first team. He returned to Norway for a fresh start in 2002 and was signed by Lyn, where he has played since. Together with Steven Lustü he once again formed part of a formidable defence. In the 2005 season, no club conceded fewer goals than Lyn.
The 2006 season has seen Berntsen struggle with several injuries.
Tommy Berntsen has been capped twice for the Norwegian national team. He last appeared in a friendly against Singapore in 2004.
[edit] External links
- (Norwegian) Profile at lynfotball.net
| F.C. Lyn Oslo - Current Squad |
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1 Gustafsson | 2 Daugaard | 3 Gram | 4 Sigurðsson | 5 Stensaas | 6 Brink | 7 Sokolowski | 8 Gíslason | 9 Ortiz | 10 Powell | 11 Bala | 13 Larsen | 14 Holmen | 15 Knudtzon | 16 Hoff | 17 Madsen | 18 Ingebretsen | 19 Macallister | 20 Ogbuke | 21 Tessem | 22 Berntsen | 23 Eriksen | 24 Dahlin | 25 Almeyda | 27 Simonsen | 29 Dahm | 35 Flores | Coach: Berg |
