Stig Inge Bjørnebye
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stig Inge Bjørnebye | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Elverum, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Elverum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Strømmen | 19 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Kongsvinger | 62 | (3) |
| 1992 | Rosenborg | 21 | (3) |
| 1992–2000 | Liverpool | 139 | (2) |
| 1994 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Brøndby (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2000–2003 | Blackburn Rovers | 55 | (1) |
| Total | 317 | (11) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–2000 | Norway | 76 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2006 | Norway (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006–2007 | IK Start | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stig Inge Bjørnebye (born 11 December 1969) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played in Norway, England, and Denmark, most notably for Liverpool. His preferred position was left back, which he occupied for domestic clubs and the national team. Bjørnebye was appointed assistant manager of Norway in 2003, relinquishing the role three years later to succeed Tom Nordlie as manager of IK Start.
For club and country, Bjørnebye was noted for his precise deliveries from the flanks. Described as a "solid, no-nonsense full-back", Bjørnebye played competitive football for 16 years, and appeared in 194 Premier League matches, until injury compelled retirement in March 2003. He represented the Norwegian national team in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2000 and was capped 75 times, scoring once.
Stig Inge Bjørnebye was born in Elverum, the son of skier Jo Inge Bjørnebye, who competed in the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. As a child, Bjørnebye exhibited an interest in emulating his father by becoming a ski jumper.
His footballing career began as a youth player with home club Elverum IL, before joining Strømmen IF in the late 1980s. He moved to Kongsvinger IL in 1989, establishing himself as a first-team regular in the Norwegian Premier League. After three seasons with Kongsvinger, he transferred to Rosenborg in 1992, where he in his inaugural season won the Norwegian Premier League and Norwegian Cup, in the final of, which he scored the deciding goal against Lillestrøm SK.
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