Thomas Berling: Difference between revisions
m Robot - Speedily moving category FK Lyn players to Category:Lyn Fotball players per CFDS. |
m fix link |
||
(38 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1979)}} |
|||
{{orphan|date=February 2010}} |
|||
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} |
|||
{{Infobox football biography |
|||
⚫ | |||
|image = |
|||
|fullname = |
|||
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|21|df=y}} |
|||
|birth_place = [[Drevvassbygda]], Norway |
|||
|height = 1.79 m |
|||
|position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] |
|||
|youthyears1 = |
|||
|youthclubs1 = [[Nardo FK|Nardo]] |
|||
|youthyears2 = |
|||
|youthclubs2 = [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] |
|||
|years1 = 1999–2000 |clubs1 = [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn 2]] |caps1 = |goals1 = |
|||
|years2 = 1999 |clubs2 = [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] |caps2 = 3 |goals2 = 0 |
|||
|years3 = 2001–2002 |clubs3 = [[Drøbak/Frogn IF|Drøbak/Frogn]] |caps3 = |goals3 = |
|||
|nationalyears1 = 1998 |
|||
|nationalteam1 = [[Norway national under-19 football team|Norway U19]] |
|||
|nationalcaps1 = 2 |
|||
|nationalgoals1 = 0 |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | '''Thomas Berling''' (born 21 January 1979) is a Norwegian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].<ref name=lyn>{{cite web| url=http://www.lynfotball.net/Lyn_Spiller.asp?id=6| title = Thomas Berling Profile| access-date=9 February 2009| work= Lyn Football.net|language=Norwegian}}</ref> His retirement from football sparked media attention. |
||
⚫ | He hails from [[Drevvassbygda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=442367|title=- Homohets knekker potensielle profiler|access-date=9 February 2009|work=VG|date=28 April 2001|language=Norwegian}}</ref> He played for [[Nardo FK]], and joined [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] ahead of the 1999 season. He played three games in the second highest Norwegian league,<ref name=lyn/> and also played for the under-19 national team.<ref name=db>{{cite web|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2001/04/28/254800.html|title=Homohets rammet landslagsspiller|access-date=9 February 2009|work=Dagbladet|date=27 April 2001|language=Norwegian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606154223/http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2001/04/28/254800.html|archive-date=6 June 2009}}</ref> |
||
⚫ | '''Thomas Berling''' (born 21 January 1979)<ref name=lyn>{{cite web| url=http://www.lynfotball.net/Lyn_Spiller.asp?id=6| title = Thomas Berling Profile| |
||
⚫ | In 2000, he disappeared from professional football. It later surfaced that he had [[coming out|come out]] as [[gay]], and that he quit football as a result of what he described as widespread [[homophobia]] in the football community.<ref name=db/> In 2001, he briefly came out of retirement, playing for lower league [[Drøbak/Frogn IF]].<ref name=db/> |
||
⚫ | He hails from [[ |
||
⚫ | Berling's case was cited several times in the upcoming years, as the connection between homophobia and sport was discussed in the national media now and then.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2001/04/28/254800.html|title=Reagerer kraftig på Rekdals homoutspill|access-date=9 February 2009|first=Anders K.|last=Christiansen|work=VG|date=12 November 2004|language=Norwegian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606154223/http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2001/04/28/254800.html|archive-date=6 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kjendis.no/2008/09/19/547425.html|title=- Håper han blir tatt vel i mot|access-date=9 February 2009|first=Charlotte Lokland|last=Pettersen|author2=Kleve, Marie |author3=Nordseth, Pål |work=Dagbladet|date=19 September 2008|language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/sport/article250978.ece |title=Han merket homohetsen på kroppen |access-date=15 October 2012 |first=Øyvind |last=Nordli |publisher=Aftenposten |date=19 September 2012 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
||
⚫ | In 2000 he disappeared from professional football. It later surfaced that he had [[coming out|come out]] as [[ |
||
==See also== |
|||
⚫ | Berling's case was cited several times in the upcoming years, as the connection between homophobia and sport was discussed in the national media now and then.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2001/04/28/254800.html|title=Reagerer kraftig på Rekdals homoutspill| |
||
* [[Athlete Ally]] |
|||
* [[Homosexuality in sports]] |
|||
* [[Principle 6 campaign]] |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
==External links== |
|||
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
|||
* {{NFF|3829454}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
|||
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Norwegian footballer |
|||
| DATE OF BIRTH = 21 January 1979 |
|||
| PLACE OF BIRTH = |
|||
| DATE OF DEATH = |
|||
| PLACE OF DEATH = |
|||
⚫ | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berling, Thomas}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berling, Thomas}} |
||
[[Category:1979 births]] |
[[Category:1979 births]] |
||
[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Footballers from Nordland]] |
||
[[Category:Norwegian men's footballers]] |
|||
[[Category:Norway men's youth international footballers]] |
|||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:Lyn Fotball players]] |
[[Category:Lyn Fotball players]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Drøbak-Frogn IL players]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Norwegian First Division players]] |
||
[[Category:Norwegian footballers]] |
[[Category:Norwegian LGBTQ footballers]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Gay sportsmen]] |
||
⚫ | |||
Latest revision as of 20:45, 20 October 2024
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 21 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Drevvassbygda, Norway | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Nardo | |||
Lyn | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Lyn 2 | ||
1999 | Lyn | 3 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Drøbak/Frogn | ||
International career | |||
1998 | Norway U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Berling (born 21 January 1979) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] His retirement from football sparked media attention.
He hails from Drevvassbygda.[2] He played for Nardo FK, and joined Lyn ahead of the 1999 season. He played three games in the second highest Norwegian league,[1] and also played for the under-19 national team.[3]
In 2000, he disappeared from professional football. It later surfaced that he had come out as gay, and that he quit football as a result of what he described as widespread homophobia in the football community.[3] In 2001, he briefly came out of retirement, playing for lower league Drøbak/Frogn IF.[3]
Berling's case was cited several times in the upcoming years, as the connection between homophobia and sport was discussed in the national media now and then.[4][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thomas Berling Profile". Lyn Football.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ "- Homohets knekker potensielle profiler". VG (in Norwegian). 28 April 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ a b c "Homohets rammet landslagsspiller". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ Christiansen, Anders K. (12 November 2004). "Reagerer kraftig på Rekdals homoutspill". VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ Pettersen, Charlotte Lokland; Kleve, Marie; Nordseth, Pål (19 September 2008). "- Håper han blir tatt vel i mot". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ Nordli, Øyvind (19 September 2012). "Han merket homohetsen på kroppen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Berling at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nordland
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Lyn Fotball players
- Drøbak-Frogn IL players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Norwegian LGBTQ footballers
- Gay sportsmen
- Norwegian football defender stubs
- LGBTQ-related biography stubs