Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 June 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Amazon Grimstad (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1996 | Start | 57 | (4) |
1996–1998 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | (0) |
1997 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 24 | (0) |
1999–2001 | IFK Göteborg | 53 | (1) |
2002–2007 | Start | 156 | (13) |
2008–2012 | Lillestrøm | 105 | (7) |
2009 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2012 | Start | 10 | (0) |
Total | 426 | (25) | |
International career | |||
2006 | Norway | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 | Jerv | ||
2016–2017 | Start | ||
2018–2020 | Arendal | ||
2021– | Amazon Grimstad | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Steinar Pedersen (born 6 June 1975) is a former Norwegian football defender. 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.[citation needed]
His career began with 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 en route to the final.[2] He was capped once for the Norway national team, in a 5–0 friendly loss to the USA.[3]