Tommy Berntsen

Tommy Berntsen (born 18 December 1973) is a Norwegian former professional football defender. He played the majority of his career at Lillestrøm S.K. and Lyn in the Norwegian Premier League.

Tommy Berntsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-12-18) 18 December 1973
Place of birth Lørenskog, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Vålerenga 1 (0)
1994–1995 Lørenskog
1996–1997 Skjetten
1998–2000 Lillestrøm 72 (17)
1999 → Portsmouth (loan) 2 (0)
2001 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 (0)
2002–2009 Lyn 151 (9)
Total 229 (26)
National team
2002–2004 Norway 2 (0)
Teams managed
2003 Lyn
2014 Ullensaker/Kisa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Since 2010, Berntsen is involved with a youth coach role at Lyn.

Club career

Berntsen began his playing career at Vålerenga, but failed to make the first team. He spent the next few years in the lower divisions, playing for local clubs Lørenskog IF and Skjetten SK. His breakthrough came in 1998 when he signed for Lillestrøm, where he and his teammate Torgeir Bjarmann made up one of the best central defences in the Norwegian Tippeligaen (Premier Division).

In January 2001, Berntsen left Norway for Germany and Eintracht Frankfurt. His stay, however, was not a success and he only played three matches for the first team. He returned to Norway for a fresh start in December 2001 and was signed by Lyn, where he played since. He acted briefly as a player-coach of the team in 2003.[1] Together with Steven Lustü he once again formed part of a formidable defense. In the 2005 season, no club conceded fewer goals than Lyn. Berntsen has struggled with injuries over several periods, but always remained the captain and featured regularly in the Lyn side the last seasons of his career.

International career

Berntsen was capped twice for the Norwegian national team.[2] He last appeared in a friendly against Singapore in 2004.

References
  1. "Tommy Berntsen" (in Norwegian). lynfotball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. "LANDSLAGET". home.no. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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