Bjørn Tore Kvarme
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| Bjørn Tore Kvarme | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | June 17, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Rosenborg | |
| Number | 26 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1991 | Utleira | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2004 2004-2005 2005-present |
Rosenborg Liverpool AS Saint-Étienne Real Sociedad Bastia Rosenborg |
88 (2) 45 (0) 53 (0) 84 (0) 10 (0) 27 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1997 | Norway | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Bjørn Tore Kvarme (born 17 June 1972 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian football defender currently with Rosenborg BK. He is usually deployed in the centerback or rightback positions. Kvarme has to date earned one cap for the Norwegian national team, a friendly against Colombia in 1997.
Kvarme first signed with Rosenborg in 1991, transferring from Utleira, a local club. He played six seasons, winning the Tippeliga five times. In the fall of 1996 Kvarme was on his way to sign for Stabæk, but Premier League club Liverpool outbid the Norwegian club. Kvarme spent three years for the Merseyside team. 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 Spain, before again moving to France, this time playing for Bastia for half a season. In 2005 he returned to his hometown club.
In August 2007, 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 have however agreed to take another year with Rosenborg.
Bjørn Tore Kvarme speaks fluent Irish having spent two summers in the Gaeltacht region in Galway[citation needed].
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