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Thomas Berling
Personal information
Date of birth	21 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Drevvassbygda, Norway
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Nardo
	Lyn
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Lyn 2
1999	Lyn
2001–2002	Drøbak/Frogn
International career
1998	Norway U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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]

References

^ ^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

Thomas Berling at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

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[lyn-1] "Thomas Berling Profile". Lyn Football.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[2] "- Homohets knekker potensielle profiler". VG (in Norwegian). 28 April 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[db-3] "Homohets rammet landslagsspiller". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[4] 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.

[5] Pettersen, Charlotte Lokland; Kleve, Marie; Nordseth, Pål (19 September 2008). "- Håper han blir tatt vel i mot". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[6] Nordli, Øyvind (19 September 2012). "Han merket homohetsen på kroppen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 15 October 2012.

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+'''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 started his career in [[Nardo FK]], and joined [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] ahead of the 1999 season. He played four games in the second highest Norwegian league,<ref>[http://www.lynfotball.net/Lyn_Spiller.asp?id=6 Profile] at Lyn Fotball.net</ref> and also played for the u-19 national team.<ref name=db>{{cite web|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2001/04/28/254800.html|title=Homohets rammet landslagsspiller|accessdate=9 February 2009|work=Dagbladet|date=27 April 2001|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
+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>
-In 2000 he disappeared from professional football. It later surfaced that he had [[coming out|come forward]] as [[homosexual]], and that he quit football as a result of the manifest [[homophobia]] in the community.<ref name=db/> In 2001 he briefly came out of retirement, playing for lower league [[Drøbak/Frogn IF]].<ref name=db/>
+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/>
+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>
+==See also==
+* [[Athlete Ally]]
+* [[Homosexuality in sports]]
+* [[Principle 6 campaign]]
 ==References==
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+==External links==
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+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Nordland]]
+[[Category:Norwegian men's footballers]]
+[[Category:Norway men's youth international footballers]]
+[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
+[[Category:Lyn Fotball players]]
+[[Category:Drøbak-Frogn IL players]]
+[[Category:Norwegian First Division players]]
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