Steinar Pedersen
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Steinar Pedersen is a Norwegian
football defender who currently plays for Lillestrøm. He is the son of Erik Ruthford Pedersen and brother of Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen
. Pedersen is the first Norwegian to win the UEFA Champions League
His career began in Start. After their relegation in 1996, he played for Borussia Dortmund
, IFK Göteborg
and Lillestrøm before returning to Start in 2002. With Borussia Dortmund he won the 1997 Champions League
, although he did not play in the final
. He did however make two appearances enroute to the final. He has been capped once for the Norwegian national team
.
His favourite player is Franco Baresi
and his favourite team is AC Milan.
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...
football defender who currently plays for Lillestrøm. He is the son of Erik Ruthford Pedersen and brother of Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen
Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen
Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen is an earlier Norwegian footballer playing for FK Mandalskameratene. He has played for FK Vigør, Odd Grenland, Molde FK, Skeid, IF Elfsborg, LASK Linz, Esbjerg fB, Sogndal and IK Start earlier.-External links:*...
. Pedersen is the first Norwegian to win the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
His career began in Start. After their relegation in 1996, he played for Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
, IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg
IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, the club has won 18 national championship titles, five national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups....
and Lillestrøm before returning to Start in 2002. With Borussia Dortmund he won the 1997 Champions League
UEFA Champions League 1996-97
The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd edition of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League, and the last involving only clubs that were champions of their domestic leagues. The tournament was won by Borussia Dortmund in a...
, although he did not play in the final
1997 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match won 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund of Germany against Juventus from Italy.-Venue, date and colours:The event took place at the Olympiastadion in Munich on 28 May 1997....
. He did however make two appearances enroute to the final. He has been capped once for the Norwegian national team
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
.
His favourite player is Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi
Franco Baresi is an Italian football youth team coach and former player. He played as a sweeper and spent his entire career with Serie A club AC Milan, acknowledged as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. Baresi was nicknamed "Piscinin", Milanese for "Little one"...
and his favourite team is AC Milan.