Henning Berg
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| Henning Berg | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | September 1, 1969 (age 37) | |
| Place of birth | Eidsvoll, Norway | |
| Playing position | Manager (former Defender) |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Lyn Oslo | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1991 1992-1993 1993-1997 1997-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 |
Vålerenga Lillestrøm Blackburn Rovers Manchester United Blackburn Rovers Rangers |
66 (2) 20 (1) 159 (4) 66 (2) 91 (3) 20 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1992-2004 | Norway | 100 (9) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2005-present | FC Lyn Oslo | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Henning Berg (born September 1, 1969 in Eidsvoll) is a former Norwegian football player. He played as central defender. He is currently the manager of FC Lyn Oslo.
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. Later in his Blackburn career he moved to the centre-back position and his 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.
Lack of first team opportunities eventually forced him to make a move elsewhere. He 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 2 different clubs, Blackburn in 1995 and Manchester United in 1999 and 2000.
At international level, Berg was part of the Norwegian national team at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, as well as Euro 2000, and was capped 100 times for his country.
- UEFA Champions League Winner: 1998-99
- 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, 2005-06
- Scottish Premier League - Runners Up: 2003-04
- FA Cup Winner: 1999
- League Cup Winner: 2002
- Community Shield Runner Up: 1998, 2000
| Norway squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Thorstvedt | 2 Halle | 3 Johnsen | 4 Bratseth | 5 Bjørnebye | 6 Flo | 7 Mykland | 8 Leonhardsen | 9 Fjørtoft | 10 Rekdal | 11 Jakobsen | 12 Grodås | 13 By Rise | 14 Nilsen | 15 Løken | 16 Sørloth | 17 Eggen | 18 Haaland | 19 Strand | 20 Berg | 21 Rushfeldt | 22 Bohinen | Coach: Olsen |
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| Norway squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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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 |
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| F.C. Lyn Oslo - Current Squad |
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1 Gustafsson | 2 Daugaard | 3 Gram | 4 Sigurðsson | 5 Stensaas | 6 Brink | 7 Sokolowski | 8 Gíslason | 9 Ortiz | 10 Powell | 11 Bala | 13 Larsen | 14 Holmen | 15 Knudtzon | 16 Hoff | 17 Madsen | 18 Ingebretsen | 19 Macallister | 20 Ogbuke | 21 Tessem | 22 Berntsen | 23 Eriksen | 24 Dahlin | 25 Almeyda | 27 Simonsen | 29 Dahm | 35 Flores | Coach: Berg |
Categories: Kniksen award winners | 1969 births | Living people | Norwegian footballers | Norway international footballers | Norwegian Champions League winners | Blackburn Rovers F.C. players | Manchester United F.C. players | Rangers F.C. players | Vålerenga I.F. players | Lillestrøm S.K. players | FA Premier League players | Norwegian football managers | FIFA World Cup 1994 players | FIFA World Cup 1998 players | UEFA Euro 2000 players | Footballers with 100 or more caps | F. C. Lyn Oslo