Henning Berg

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Henning Stille Berg (born September 1, 1969 in Eidsvoll) is a former Norwegian football player. He played as a central defender or right-back. He is currently the manager of FC Lyn Oslo.

[edit] Club career

Before coming to England, he played at Vålerenga IF and Lillestrøm SK.

He moved to Blackburn Rovers for £400,000 in the first Premier League season (1992-93) and soon made the right-back position his own in the Rovers side. Berg played a vital role in Blackburn's successful title-winning season in 1994-95 missing only two games throughout the season. His versatility and consistent performances earned him a move to Manchester United in 1997 for a fee of £5 million.

While at Manchester United, he helped the club two league titles (1999 and 2000), one FA Cup in 1999 and one UEFA Champions League title in 1999; part of the famous Treble winning 1999 side. He scored three goals while at the club and is particularly fondly remembered for an outstanding display against Inter Milan in the quarter-finals of United's Champions League winning season.

Berg lost his first team place in the 1999-2000 season, and re-joined Blackburn in September 2000, initially on loan for 3 months, before securing a permanent transfer. Further success followed for Berg, with Rovers being promoted back to the Premier League in 2001. The following season, Blackburn won the League Cup with Berg lifting the trophy as captain.

Berg later moved on from Blackburn and had a season at the Scottish club Rangers in 2003-04 where he helped them to second place in the League.

He is the only player to have won the English Premier League with two different clubs, Blackburn in 1995 and Manchester United in 1999 and 2000.

[edit] International career

At international level, Berg was part of the Norwegian national team at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, as well as Euro 2000. He made his debut for Norway in a May 1992 friendly match against the Faroe Islands and earned a total of 100 caps, scoring 9 goals.^[2] His final international match was a May 2004 friendly game against Wales in which he was substituted early on by Claus Lundekvam to mark the end of his Norway career.

[edit] Honours

• UEFA Champions League Winner: 1999
• UEFA Super Cup Runner Up: 1999
• Intercontinental Cup: 1999
• FA Premier League - Champions: 1994-95, 1998-99, 1999-00,
• FA Premier League - Runners Up: 1993-94, 1997-98
• Scottish Premier League - Runners Up: 2003-04
• FA Cup Winner: 1999
• League Cup Winner: 2002
• Community Shield Runner Up: 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• Henning Berg career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile at FC Lyn
• Stats at LynFotball.net
• National football teams profile

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v • d • e Norway squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Grodås • 2 Halle • 3 Johnsen • 4 Berg • 5 Bjørnebye • 6 Solbakken • 7 Mykland • 8 Leonhardsen • 9 T. Flo • 10 Rekdal • 11 Jakobsen • 12 Myhre • 13 Baardsen • 14 Heggem • 15 Eggen • 16 J. Flo • 17 H. Flo • 18 Østenstad • 19 Hoftun • 20 Solskjær • 21 Riseth • 22 Strand • Coach: Olsen