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Stig Inge Bjørnebye
Bjørnebye in 2017
Personal information
Full name Stig Inge Bjørnebye[1]
Date of birth (1969-12-11) 11 December 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Elverum, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1985–1987 Elverum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Strømmen 19 (0)
1989–1992
Kongsvinger
 62 (3)
1992 Rosenborg 21 (3)
1992–2000 Liverpool 139 (2)
1994 → Rosenborg (loan) 8 (0)
2000 → Brøndby (loan) 13 (2)
2000–2003 Blackburn Rovers 55 (1)
Total 317 (11)
International career
1989–2000 Norway 75 (1)
Managerial career
2003–2006 Norway (assistant manager)
2006–2007 IK Start
2015–2019
Rosenborg
(Sports Director)
2021–
AGF Aarhus
(Sports Director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stig Inge Bjørnebye (born 11 December 1969) is a Norwegian former professional

AGF Aarhus. His preferred position was left back, which he occupied for domestic clubs and the national team. Bjørnebye was appointed assistant manager of Norway in 2003, relinquishing the role three years later to succeed Tom Nordlie as manager of IK Start. He was the sports director of Rosenborg Ballklub
from March 2015 until November 2019.

For club and country, Bjørnebye was noted for his precise deliveries from the flanks. Described as a "solid, no-nonsense full-back",[2] Bjørnebye played competitive football for 16 years, and appeared in 194 Premier League matches, until injury compelled retirement in March 2003. He played for the Norwegian national team in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2000 and was capped 75 times, scoring once.

Club career

Stig Inge Bjørnebye was born in Elverum, the son of skier Jo Inge Bjørnebye, who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. As a child, Bjørnebye exhibited an interest in emulating his father by becoming a ski jumper.[3]

His footballing career began as a youth player with home club

Norwegian Cup,[3] in the final of which he scored the deciding goal against Lillestrøm SK.[5]

His performances merited inclusion in the national team and attracted the attention of Liverpool's manager

£600,000 less than one year after moving to Rosenborg.[5] Signed as a replacement for David Burrows, Bjørnebye debuted inauspiciously on 19 December 1992 in a 5–1 defeat to Coventry City.[6] Initial difficulties adapting to the Premier League caused many fans to question his displays on the pitch and he returned to Norway on loan to Rosenborg in 1994.[2][7]

Bjørnebye's experiences as a Reds' player in the

1995 League Cup Final on 2 April 1995.[7][8] Subsequent injury, a broken leg sustained on 5 April 1995 in a 3–1 win match against Southampton,[9] terminated his season and he was replaced by Steve Harkness.[2]

"I am not very good at [remembering what my fondest footballing memories are] but if I had to pick, I would say my time with Rosenborg, the World Cup game against Mexico in 1994 and my three cup finals – at Ullevaal, Wembley and the Millennium Stadium,"

UEFA.com, 11 March 2003.[10]

Unavailable for several months, Bjørnebye appeared just twice for Liverpool in the

Mark Wright.[12] The acquisition of Steve Staunton and arrival of Gérard Houllier in the 1998–99 season, limited Bjørnebye's first-team opportunities, leading to his effective marginalisation.[7][13] Bjørnebye affirmed his recurring determination to stay at Liverpool that season, remarking "If I didn't have any fight in my stomach I'd have left Liverpool at least three times before".[13]

Unable to displace Staunton and

2002 League Cup Final.[16] Successive injuries after the cup victory disrupted and eventually ended his career as a footballer. While preparing for the 2002–03 season, Bjørnebye fractured his eye socket in a training accident. He complained of double vision, underwent surgery, and was rendered unavailable for seven months. Further injury inflicted during a League Cup match on 17 December 2002, in a 2–0 win against Wigan Athletic escalated, while Bjørnebye was recovering in Norway, necessitating emergency surgery to avert the possibility of foot amputation.[17]
Bjørnebye announced his retirement on 11 March 2003. Blackburn manager Graeme Souness reacted to the decision with a statement:

It's a very sad day. As far as I am concerned it could hardly be worse for Stig is the consummate dedicated professional. He is as good a professional as any I have worked with, I couldn’t name anybody better and he is [a] fine role model and a proper, proper human being. Stig has had a wonderful career, it's a great shame that it has to end with a freak training-ground accident as he felt, quite rightly, that he could have played longer.[18]

International career

Bjørnebye was

Flo Pass" (Flo-pasningen).[3] Although criticised for employing the long-ball approach and maintaining a defensively-orientated mentality, Olsen secured qualification for the World Cups of 1994 and 1998.[20] Bjørnebye participated in both tournaments – seven matches in total.[21]

He decided to retire from international football after the 1998 World Cup, intending to focus on his domestic career and family. Bjørnebye unexpectedly reversed his decision after Nils Johan Semb persuaded him to return to the squad for Euro 2000.[22][23] Unused in Norway's 1–0 win against Spain on 13 June 2000, Bjørnebye was first introduced to the competition in the second match of the group stage, in a 0–1 loss on 18 June 2000 against Yugoslavia, as a 35-minute substitute for his Liverpool colleague Vegard Heggem.[24] He retained his place, featuring in the goalless draw against Slovenia on 21 June 2000, which eliminated Norway from the tournament.[25][26] His final international match was in a 1–1 draw World Cup qualifier on 7 October 2000 against Wales,[27] placing him ninth in the overall record of appearances for Norway as of 2007.[19]

Managerial career

Bjørnebye returned to football in a non-playing capacity when he was selected by the

second tier.[31]

On 15 March 2015, Stig Inge Bjørnebye succeeded

league."[35]

Personal life

Bjørnebye is married to the former

handball player Hege Frøseth, with whom he has three children.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5][36]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Strømmen IF 1987
2. divisjon
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 1. divisjon 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Kongsvinger IL 1989 1. divisjon 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
1990
 1. divisjon 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
1991
Tippeligaen
 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Total 62 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 3
Rosenborg 1992 Tippeligaen 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 3
Liverpool 1992–93 Premier League 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1993–94 Premier League 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1994–95 Premier League 31 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 44 0
1995–96 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1996–97 Premier League 38 2 2 0 4 0 8 2 52 4
1997–98 Premier League 25 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 32 0
1998–99 Premier League 23 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 31 0
1999–2000 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 139 2 13 0 16 0 16 2 184 4
Rosenborg (loan) 1994 Tippeligaen 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Brøndby IF (loan) 1999–2000 Danish Superliga 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Blackburn Rovers 2000–01 Premier League 32 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 37 1
2001–02 Premier League 23 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 28 0
2002–03 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 55 1 5 0 6 0 0 0 66 1
Career total 317 11 18 0 22 0 16 2 373 13

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 1989 6 0
1990 4 0
1991 3 0
1992 10 0
1993 8 1
1994 10 0
1995 3 0
1996 6 0
1997 8 0
1998 12 0
1999 0 0
2000 5 0
Total 75 1
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Bjørnebye goal.
International goal scored by Stig Inge Bjørnebye
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 1993 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics

Source:[37]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Start 15 July 2006 5 September 2007 40 13 8 19 032.50
Total 40 13 8 19 032.50

Honours

Rosenborg

Liverpool

Blackburn Rovers

Individual

  • 1996–97 Premier League[40]

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