Bjørn Tore Kvarme
Kvarme in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-06-17) 17 June 1972
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1991 Utleira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 Rosenborg[1] 88 (2)
1997–1999 Liverpool 45 (0)
1999–2001 Saint-Étienne 53 (0)
2001–2004 Real Sociedad 84 (0)
2004–2005 Bastia 11 (0)
2005–2008 Rosenborg[1] 47 (0)
Total 328 (2)
International career
Norway U21[2] 11 (0)
1997 Norway[2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bjørn Tore Kvarme (born 17 June 1972) is a Norwegian former professional football defender.[3][4] Kvarme earned one cap for the Norwegian national team, a friendly against Colombia in 1997.[5]

Career

Kvarme was born in Trondheim, Norway. He first signed with Rosenborg in 1991, transferring from Utleira, a local club. He played six seasons, winning the Tippeliga five times. In the autumn of 1996 Kvarme was on his way to sign for Stabæk, but Premier League club Liverpool outbid the Norwegian club.[6] Kvarme spent three years on Merseyside. In 1999, he was transferred to the French club AS Saint-Étienne, where he played two seasons and became their club captain, before signing for Real Sociedad in La Liga. He spent three seasons in the Basque Country, before moving back to France, this time playing for Bastia for half a season. In 2005, he returned to his hometown club.[3]

Bjørn Tore Kvarme announced that he would retire after the 2007 season. Stating injuries and lack of playing time as the main reasons for retiring, he did however agree to take another year with Rosenborg. Kvarme retired in June 2008, mid-season.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fotball - Aftenposten". fotball.aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Fotball.no - Hovedside". www.fotball.no. Archived from the original on 19 February 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 "RBKweb - Tidligere spiller: Bjørn Tore Kvarme". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "Bjørn Tore Kvarme". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  5. ↑ Bjørn Tore Kvarme at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ "Bjørn Tore Kvarme - RBK - NRK Nyheter". 28 March 2006. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "Kvarme legger opp - Rosenborg Ballklub". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
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