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Morten Gamst Pedersen
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Morten Gamst Pedersen is a Norwegian association football player who was born in Vadsø in 1981. He plays the wing half position and wears the number 8 shirt. His career began in 2000, and he represents Norway in international competition.
Pedersen has played for several clubs, including Blackburn Rovers F.C., Tromsø IL, Kardemir Karabükspor, and Rosenborg BK. During his time with Blackburn Rovers, he competed in the Premier League. He speaks and writes in Norwegian, which is also his native language.
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Key facts
- 2022
- Åsane
- Full name
- Morten Gamst Pedersen
- Date of birth
- ( 1981-09-08 ) 8 September 1981 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Vadsø , Norway
- Height
- 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Midfielder
- 1997 1998
- Norild
- 1998 1999
- Polarstjernen
- 1999 2000
- Norild
- Years
- Team
- 2000 2004
- Tromsø
- 2004 2013
- Blackburn Rovers
- 2013 2014
- Karabükspor
- 2014 2016
- Rosenborg
- 2016 2019
- Tromsø
- 2020 2022
- Alta
- 2023 2024
- Ranheim
- 2001 2004
- Norway U21
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Nationality
- Norway
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Morten
- Family name
- Pedersen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Vadsø
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Native language
- Norwegian
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Ranheim Fotball
- Position played
- wing half
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Norway
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- Morten Gamst Pedersen vs England May 2012 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 183
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- Morten Gamst Pedersen
- date of birth
- 1981-09-08
- sport number
- 8
- name in native language
- Morten Gamst Pedersen
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 8 September 1981) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his spell for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League he was known for his skill and long range goals.
Pedersen began his career with Tromsø, then played for English side Blackburn Rovers between 2004 and 2013 making a total of 349 appearances. He then played for the Turkish side Karabükspor. He signed with Rosenborg in 2014, and won 2015 Tippeligaen, and the 2015 Norwegian Cup. In February 2016, he returned to Tromsø.
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