Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 June 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
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) | |
National team‡ | |||
2006 | Norway | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2014–2015 | Jerv | ||
2016– | Start | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2010 |
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.
His career began in 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. He has been capped once for the Norwegian national team.