André Bergdølmo (born 13 October 1971) is a Norwegian former

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. He was capable of playing in all defensive positions on the field, and while most often taking up a position on the left side, his favourite was that of right full back. Bergdølmo began his senior career at

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in 1991, before transferring to Rosenborg for a fee of ahead of the 1997 season. From there, he went on to play for clubs in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, over a period of seven years from 2000 to 2007. He then returned to Norway, spending the final two years of his career at

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. Upon retiring at the end of the 2008 season, Bergdølmo had won the League Championship seven times with three clubs, and earned 63 caps for the

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Club career

Bergdølmo started his playing career in

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, and went from there to

in 1991, where he gradually became known as one of the best defenders in Norway. After six seasons at Åråsen, he went to Norwegian champion team Rosenborg in the spring of 1997. This move was controversial, and Bergdølmo fell out of favour with the Lillestrøm fans. The same year he made his national team debut. Bergdølmo won four league titles with Rosenborg, and was ever-present for Norway at the

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. After the European Championships he was bought by Dutch giants

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. Used as a central defender, he helped to win the Dutch league title in 2002. In the summer of 2003 he moved on to German team

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, where he played for two seasons before signing with

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in the summer of 2005. He made his debut for F.C. Copenhagen in a match against

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on 31 July 2005, and his last match for the club was an

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match in Group F against Scottish

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on 26 September 2006. He reached 53 appearances for Copenhagen, scoring five goals, four of which on

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. He moved to Strømsgodset on 15 March 2007, where he signed a two-year contract. He retired at the end of the 2008 season, but would continue playing sporadically for

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on the eighth tier of Norwegian football.

International career

Bergdølmo made his debut for

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on 18 January 1997, and was a regular since the late nineties. He played his last match on 12 November 2005, and amassed 63

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in total.

Honours

Rosenborg *

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Ajax *

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: 2001–02 *

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: 2001–02 *

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Copenhagen * Superliga: 2005–06 *

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: 2004–05, 2005–06 Individual * Kniksen of the Year:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergdolmo, Andre Association football fullbacks Norwegian footballers Lillestrøm SK players Rosenborg BK players AFC Ajax players Borussia Dortmund players F.C. Copenhagen players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Eliteserien players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Norway international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players Kniksen Award winners Norwegian expatriate footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark People from Skedsmo 1971 births Living people Norwegian football managers Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball managers Sportspeople from Viken (county)