Tommy Berntsen

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Tommy Berntsen
Personal information
Full name Tom Fetta Berntsen
Date of birth December 18, 1973 (1973-12-18) (age 34)
Place of birth    Lørenskog, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Lyn
Number 22
Youth clubs
Vålerenga
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
0000-1995
1996-1997
1998-2000
1999
2000-2002
2002-
Lørenskog
Skjetten
Lillestrøm
Portsmouth (loan)
Eintracht Frankfurt
Lyn
- (-)
- (-)
72 (17)
02 0(0)
03 0(0)
111 0(9)   
National team2
2002-2004 Norway 02 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 30 December 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 30 December 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Tommy Berntsen (born December 18, 1973) is a Norwegian footballer and central defender. He currently plays for Lyn in the Norwegian Premier League.

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[edit] Club career

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.

[edit] International career

Tommy Berntsen has been capped twice for the Norwegian national team[1]. He last appeared in a friendly against Singapore in 2004.

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