Bent Skammelsrud

Bent Skammelsrud
Personal information
Full name	Bent André Skammelsrud
Date of birth	18 May 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Sarpsborg, Norway
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Rakkestad IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1989	Drøbak/Frogn
1989–1990	Frigg
1990–1991	Malmö FF
1991–1997	Rosenborg
1998	Bayer Leverkusen
1998–2002	Rosenborg
Total
International career
1987–1989	Norway U-21
1987–2000	Norway
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bent André Skammelsrud (born 18 May 1966) is a Norwegian former professional footballer, most known as an important midfielder for Rosenborg BK. He has eleven consecutive championships in the Norwegian Premier League, and three times he won the Norwegian Football Cup.

Biography

Skammelsrud was born in Sarpsborg. He played 272 matches for Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League, scoring 57 goals. Before joining Rosenborg, he had played for Drøbak/Frogn, Frigg, and the Swedish club Malmö FF.^[1] He also played 38 matches for the Norwegian national team, scoring seven goals.^[2] He was in roster for Euro 2000.

Except from his debut season in 1991, Skammelsrud won the Norwegian Premier League every season as a Rosenborg player. He was captain of the team for several seasons and a key player in the club's UEFA Champions League matches during the last half of the 1990s. He joined Bayer Leverkusen in January 1998, but returned to Rosenborg only five months later because of family reasons.

Skammelsrud retired after the 2002 season, unwillingly, after Åge Hareide didn't renew his contract with the club.

Honours

Club

Rosenborg^[3]

Norwegian Premier League Championship (11): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Norwegian Football Cup Win: 1992, 1995, 1999

Individual

Kniksen award as midfielder of the year in 1997
Kniksen's honour award in 2001 (together with Roar Strand)

References

^ "Statistics for Bent Skammelsrud". Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
^ "Statistics for Bent Skammelsrud". Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
^ "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2009.

External links

"Legend: Bent Skammelsrud" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Retrieved 25 June 2009.

[1] "Statistics for Bent Skammelsrud". Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

[2] "Statistics for Bent Skammelsrud". Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

[3] "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2009.

[1]

[2]

[3]