Morten Pedersen
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Morten Pedersen is a former Norwegian
soccer player, who played as defender. He is currently the head coach of Tromsdalen UIL in the Norwegian Adeccoliga
Before retiring in 2007, Pedersen played for Tromsø IL, where he returned in 2003 after having played for various professional Norwegian and foreign clubs. During Tromsø's last home match of the 2006 season, Pedersen sustained an injury which would eventually lead him to retire from football. He officially announced that he retired in August 2007, and was honored during a special ceremony before the home match against Odd on September 2, 2007.
Pedersen started his career playing for Storsteinnes IL, before going to the Danish
club Brøndby IF
in 1990. His stint at Brøndby was not successful, and he only got to play one match during the two years he stayed at the club. In 1992 he returned to Norway to play for Tromsø IL. Pedersen stayed with Tromsø until 1996, when he transferred to SK Brann. Pedersen only spent one year, playing regularly for Brann, before trying his luck abroad for a second time, this time with German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach
. His career in Germany proved to be as unsuccessful as his career in Denmark, however, and he returned to Norway one year later to play with Rosenborg BK, where he won the Tippeligaen
. After a year at Rosenborg, he made a third and final attempt at establishing a career as a foreign professional, going to Belgian
side K.A.A. Gent. At Gent, which at that moment was coached by a fellow Norwegian, Trond Sollied
, Pedersen finally got regular playing time, and his time at the club proved very successful. Pedersen played with K.A.A. Gent for some seasons before returning to Tromsø in 2003, the same year that Ole Martin Årst
also returned to Tromsø from Belgium.
Pedersen also played for Vålerenga IF Fotball for a while, on a loan.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
soccer player, who played as defender. He is currently the head coach of Tromsdalen UIL in the Norwegian Adeccoliga
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
Before retiring in 2007, Pedersen played for Tromsø IL, where he returned in 2003 after having played for various professional Norwegian and foreign clubs. During Tromsø's last home match of the 2006 season, Pedersen sustained an injury which would eventually lead him to retire from football. He officially announced that he retired in August 2007, and was honored during a special ceremony before the home match against Odd on September 2, 2007.
Pedersen started his career playing for Storsteinnes IL, before going to the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
club Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
in 1990. His stint at Brøndby was not successful, and he only got to play one match during the two years he stayed at the club. In 1992 he returned to Norway to play for Tromsø IL. Pedersen stayed with Tromsø until 1996, when he transferred to SK Brann. Pedersen only spent one year, playing regularly for Brann, before trying his luck abroad for a second time, this time with German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...
. His career in Germany proved to be as unsuccessful as his career in Denmark, however, and he returned to Norway one year later to play with Rosenborg BK, where he won the Tippeligaen
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
. After a year at Rosenborg, he made a third and final attempt at establishing a career as a foreign professional, going to Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
side K.A.A. Gent. At Gent, which at that moment was coached by a fellow Norwegian, Trond Sollied
Trond Sollied
Trond Johan Sollied is a Norwegian football manager and retired player, currently managing the Belgian first division team Gent....
, Pedersen finally got regular playing time, and his time at the club proved very successful. Pedersen played with K.A.A. Gent for some seasons before returning to Tromsø in 2003, the same year that Ole Martin Årst
Ole Martin Årst
Ole Martin Årst is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a striker for IK Start of the Norwegian Premier League.-Club career:...
also returned to Tromsø from Belgium.
Pedersen also played for Vålerenga IF Fotball for a while, on a loan.
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