André Bergdølmo (born 13 October 1971) is a Norwegian former football defender. 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 Lillestrøm 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 Strømsgodset. 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 Skjetten, and went from there to Lillestrøm 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 Euro 2000. 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 Copenhagen in a match against Nordsjælland on 31 July 2005, and his last match for the club was an

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match in Group F against Scottish Celtic on 26 September 2006. He reached 53 appearances for Copenhagen, scoring five goals, four of which on penalty. 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 Sørum 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 caps in total.

Honours

Rosenborg * Tippeligaen:

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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

Ajax *

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: 2001–02 *

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: 2001–02 * Johan Cruyff Shield:

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Copenhagen * Superliga: 2005–06 * Royal League: 2004–05, 2005–06 Individual * Kniksen of the Year:

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