Runar Berg

Runar Berg

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-10-07) 7 October 1970
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1989	Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989	Bodø/Glimt
1990	Rosenborg	10	(0)
1991	Tromsø	18	(2)
1992–1996	Bodø/Glimt	111	(29)
1997–1999	Rosenborg	69	(13)
1999–2001	Venezia	30	(2)
2001	→ Lyn (loan)	23	(3)
2002–2010	Bodø/Glimt	204	(41)
International career
1994–2003	Norway	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Runar Berg (born 7 October 1970) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder. His last club was Bodø/Glimt, and has previously played for Rosenborg, Tromsø, Lyn and Venezia.

Berg is brother of former Bodø/Glimt and Rosenborg player Ørjan Berg, and son of former Bodø/Glimt midfielder and playmaker Harald Berg.

Personal life

Berg was born in Den Haag, the Netherlands, when his father Harald Berg played for Den Haag. He is the brother of footballers Ørjan Berg and Arild Berg, as well as musician Terje Berg. Berg is also the nephew of Norwegian folk-singer Terje Nilsen.

Club career

At the start of his adult football life, Runar Berg played – as his father – at Bodø/Glimt, then playing in the 1st division. The 1988 season Bodø/Glimt got relegated to the 2nd division. Runar Berg was bought by Nils Arne Eggen to Rosenborg to play with his brother Ørjan in the 1989 season.

In 1992, Berg returned to his mother club Bodø/Glimt then again playing in the 1st division. Bodø/Glimt won the first division and gained promotion for the Norwegian top division. In 1997, Berg returned to Rosenborg. In 1999, Berg made a move to Venezia, playing in the Serie A. The club had financial problems, however, and was relegated. Berg moved back to Norway on loan to Lyn, before returning "home" to Bodø/Glimt in 2001. He announced his retirement in September 2010.

Berg is considered a club legend at Bodø/Glimt. In the 2009 season, when the club had financial problems, Berg played for free. Being the best paid player at the club, Berg did not only give up his ~100,000 euro/year salary, but also started a fund-raiser among local businesses to help save the club. Berg has also earlier donated money to the club, as well as other sport clubs in the area.

In 2012, Berg made a comeback for local amateur side Junkeren.

International career

Berg made his debut for Norway in a January 1994 friendly match against the United States, coming on as a late substitute for Kjetil Rekdal and earned 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international match was a November 2003 European Championship qualifying match against Spain, again coming on as a late substitute, for Martin Andresen.

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2013

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1990	Rosenborg	Tippeligaen	10	0	0	0	10	0
1991	Tromsø		18	2	0	0	18	2
1992	Bodø/Glimt	Adeccoligaen	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993		Tippeligaen	22	11	0	0	22	11
1994			21	5	0	0	21	5
1995			24	2	0	0	24	2
1996			24	5	0	0	24	5
1997	Rosenborg		25	6	0	0	25	6
1998			26	4	3	2	27	4
1999			18	3	4	0	22	3
1999–2000	Venezia	Serie A	28	2	0	0	28	2
2000–01		Serie B	2	0	0	0	2	0
2001	Lyn	Tippeligaen	23	3	2	0	25	3
2002	Bodø/Glimt		23	5	2	1	25	6
2003			21	8	5	3	26	11
2004			20	4	4	4	24	8
2005			22	6	4	1	26	7
2006		Adeccoligaen	22	8	2	0	24	8
2007			29	4	2	0	31	4
2008		Tippeligaen	25	1	2	0	27	1
2009			24	0	3	0	27	0
2010		Adeccoligaen	18	5	0	0	18	5
Career Total			445	84	33	11	478	95

Honours

• Norwegian Premier League:
  • Winner (4): 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999
• Norwegian Football Cup:
  • Winner (3): 1990, 1993, 1999

External links

• Runar Berg at National-Football-Teams.com

• Norway – International Players – Landslaget