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This is who we should have. I have no vaild reason to put this in here but we should chase this fella as soon as possible. Some may think he is too old, but I think he could help us.
Morten Gamst Pedersen (born September 8, 1981 in Vadsø) is a versatile Norway international football (soccer)er who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C. as a left winger/midfielder.
Early life
Morten Gamst Pedersen was born in Vadsø in 1981. When he was 15 his father, Ernst Pedersen, a football coach, began to train him to use his left foot rather than his natural right foot in a bid to help him become a professional player, as there is less competition for left-sided roles within the sport.
Blackburn career
Pedersen had his breakthrough in the Norwegian premier league club Tromsø IL, scoring 7 goals in the 2004 season, before he signed with Blackburn with only half a season played by August. The fee was 1.5 million pounds, which could rise to anything up to 2.5 million pounds on the basis of future appearances. It was reported that Manchester United F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Newcastle United F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. were also interested in the player. However, Gamst was required to fill the gap left by Damien Duff, who had left in July 2003 to go to Chelsea F.C..
The Norway national football team made his FA Premier League debut in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United on August 28, 2004-05 in English football, a match Blackburn were leading until deep into injury time. He initially struggled to make an impact in the Premier League and had lengthy period of not being selected after Graeme Souness was replaced by Mark Hughes as the Rovers manager in September 2004. However he started the year of 2005 in style, scoring against Cardiff City F.C. on his return to side and going on to score three goals in his next three matches. He went on to finish as the clubs second top scorer for the season with eight goals.
2005-06 saw Pedersen make the left-midfield position his own and he has become well known for scoring many spectacular goals, such as a volley against Fulham in August 2005 which won BBC Match of the Day's Goal of the Month (England). The highlight of his Rovers career came in September 2005 when he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory against Manchester United F.C. at Old Trafford (football ground).
In July 2006, Gamst Pedersen was given permission by the English Premier League to change the name on the back of his shirt from 'Pedersen' to 'Gamst' - his mother's surname. During the 2006-07 season, Pedersen seemingly struggled for form during the early half of the league season, but returned to form in the second half of the campaign, finishing with eight goals and 12 assists in all competitions.
Blackburn career statistics
International career
He holds 28 cap (sport)s for his country, scoring eight goals. He received the coveted Golden Watch award given to him by the Football Association of Norway on the occasion of his 25th appearance for his country. He has become one of the first names on the team sheet for Norway and their undoubted star.
In September 2006, in a match against Hungary national football team, Gamst Pedersen, whose favourite player as a kid was Marco van Basten, scored a goal which was very similar to van Basten's famous goal in the final of the 1988 European Football Championship. Major newspapers Aftenposten, Dagbladet and Verdens Gang all dubbed him van Gamsten as a result of the goal.
http://www.gfdb.com/Player.3847.Morten-Gamst-Pedersen.aspx.aspx
Morten Gamst Pedersen (born September 8, 1981 in Vadsø) is a versatile Norway international football (soccer)er who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C. as a left winger/midfielder.
Early life
Morten Gamst Pedersen was born in Vadsø in 1981. When he was 15 his father, Ernst Pedersen, a football coach, began to train him to use his left foot rather than his natural right foot in a bid to help him become a professional player, as there is less competition for left-sided roles within the sport.
Blackburn career
Pedersen had his breakthrough in the Norwegian premier league club Tromsø IL, scoring 7 goals in the 2004 season, before he signed with Blackburn with only half a season played by August. The fee was 1.5 million pounds, which could rise to anything up to 2.5 million pounds on the basis of future appearances. It was reported that Manchester United F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Newcastle United F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. were also interested in the player. However, Gamst was required to fill the gap left by Damien Duff, who had left in July 2003 to go to Chelsea F.C..
The Norway national football team made his FA Premier League debut in a 1-1 draw against Manchester United on August 28, 2004-05 in English football, a match Blackburn were leading until deep into injury time. He initially struggled to make an impact in the Premier League and had lengthy period of not being selected after Graeme Souness was replaced by Mark Hughes as the Rovers manager in September 2004. However he started the year of 2005 in style, scoring against Cardiff City F.C. on his return to side and going on to score three goals in his next three matches. He went on to finish as the clubs second top scorer for the season with eight goals.
2005-06 saw Pedersen make the left-midfield position his own and he has become well known for scoring many spectacular goals, such as a volley against Fulham in August 2005 which won BBC Match of the Day's Goal of the Month (England). The highlight of his Rovers career came in September 2005 when he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory against Manchester United F.C. at Old Trafford (football ground).
In July 2006, Gamst Pedersen was given permission by the English Premier League to change the name on the back of his shirt from 'Pedersen' to 'Gamst' - his mother's surname. During the 2006-07 season, Pedersen seemingly struggled for form during the early half of the league season, but returned to form in the second half of the campaign, finishing with eight goals and 12 assists in all competitions.
Blackburn career statistics
International career
He holds 28 cap (sport)s for his country, scoring eight goals. He received the coveted Golden Watch award given to him by the Football Association of Norway on the occasion of his 25th appearance for his country. He has become one of the first names on the team sheet for Norway and their undoubted star.
In September 2006, in a match against Hungary national football team, Gamst Pedersen, whose favourite player as a kid was Marco van Basten, scored a goal which was very similar to van Basten's famous goal in the final of the 1988 European Football Championship. Major newspapers Aftenposten, Dagbladet and Verdens Gang all dubbed him van Gamsten as a result of the goal.
http://www.gfdb.com/Player.3847.Morten-Gamst-Pedersen.aspx.aspx
