Bjørn Dahl (born 7 April 1978) is a retired Norwegian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

from Os, Norway. He has represented the

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, and he has won the

Norwegian Premier League Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

and the

Norwegian football cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...

Career

He has played most of his career in

Viking FK Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, ...

, but transferred to

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has played in the first tier of Norwegian football for 67 out of 80 seasons, the second most of any club. They play their hom ...

in a trade deal, when Viking bought the central defender

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from Brann. In addition to Dahl, Brann was paid between £520.000 and £610.000 (€750.000-€880.000). In 2009, he joined

Hønefoss BK Hønefoss Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hønefoss, founded in 1895. The club was a part of the multi-sports club L/F Hønefoss, which folded in 2008. After 11 years in 1. divisjon, the second tier of Norwegian football, Hønefoss ...

, and in 2010, Løv-Ham. He retired after the 2011 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Norway

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Norwegian Cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...

: 2001

References

1978 births Living people People from Os, Hordaland Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Eliteserien players Viking FK players SK Brann players Hønefoss BK players Løv-Ham Fotball players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Vestland {{Norway-footy-defender-stub