Bjørn Helge Riise

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Personal information
Bjørn Helge Riise
Full name	Bjørn Helge Riise
Date of birth	June 21, 1983 (1983-06-21) (age 24)
Place of birth	Ålesund, Norway
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder, Right Wing
Club information
Current club	Lillestrøm
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–present	Aalesunds F.K. Standard Liège FC Brussels Lillestrøm	?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??)
National team²
2007–present	Norway	Template:909 Template:50(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21:09, 4 August 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Bjørn Helge Riise (born June 21, 1983 in Ålesund, Norway) is a Norwegian footballer and younger brother of Liverpool F.C. left-back John Arne Riise. He currently plays for Lillestrøm S.K. as a midfielder.^[1]

Riise had been linked with several other clubs including Manchester City F.C. and Cardiff City F.C. but deals failed to materialise. Riise threatened to retire after the Cardiff deal fell through due to complications with Aalesunds F.K. his club at the time, "I don't understand what Aalesund want from me. I almost want to quit football because it's no fun anymore."

He earned his first cap for Norway in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Malta which Norway won 4-0. He provided three assists in that game which also saw his brother John Arne Riise score a late goal. Norway made the breakthrough after 30 mins when Riise's cross was headed in by Haestad. After 71 minutes Riise again crossed and Helstad netted his first of the match. With 12 minutes to play Riise was again the supplier of the cross but this time Iversen finished it off. His older brother John sealed the win with the fourth goal of the match.

Riise earned his first goal for Norway in another qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Norway won 2-0, with Riise scoring the second goal of the game after a pass from Morten Gamst Pedersen.