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| Bjorn Tore Kvarme:
Defender |
| Nickname: |
| Date of
Birth: 17.06.1972 |
| Squad:
number: |
| With the Reds:
1997-1999 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from:
Rosenborg |
| Signed
for LFC: Ј0 - 10.01.1997 |
| Debut: 18th January
1997 v Aston Villa (H) PL won 3-0 (Aged 24) |
| Debut goal:
|
| 1st
team league games: 45 (6 as sub) |
| 1st
team league goals: |
| Total
1st team games: 54 (6 as sub) |
| Total
1st team goals: |
| Contract expiry:
30.08.1999, transferred to St Etienne for Ј750,000 |
| International
caps: 1 Norway |
| International
goals: |
| International debut:
08.10.1997 vs. Colombia |
| Characteristics: |
| Former
clubs: Rosenborg, St Etienne, Real Sociedad, Bastia, Rosenborg |
| Birth
Place: Trondheim, Norway |
| Honours: |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
and other club games/goals *
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1996-97 |
15 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
| 1997-98 |
23 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
| 1998-99 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
| 1999-00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
39/6 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
48/6 |
|
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 48 |
Started |
|
45 |
Premier League |
| 35 |
On the bench |
|
5 |
UEFA Cup |
| 6 |
Substitute |
|
2 |
FA Cup |
| 7 |
Substituted |
|
2 |
League Cup |
Career Milestones for Bjorn Tore Kvarme:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
18.01.1997 |
Aston Villa |
3-0 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
19.12.1998 |
Sheffield W |
2-0 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| Didn't find any goals |
| Seasons |
Player № |
| 1996-97 |
3 |
| 1997-98 |
3 |
| 1998-99 |
3 |
| 1999-00 |
3 |
|
* Note, Since the 1993-94 season players have a fixed
number.
Update 21.05.2007 |
|
PROFILE
Norwegian centre half Bjorn Tore Kvarme arrived at the club as a replacement for
the popular John Scales in January 1997.
After selling Scales to Spurs for a fee of around ?2.5 million, Roy Evans looked to
have completed a shrewd piece of business by bringing in Kvarme on a Bosman transfer.
Kvarme had impressed the Reds coaching staff while training with the club during a visit
to Merseyside to see his close friend, Stig Inge Bjornebye.
The early signs were encouraging. He made his debut at Anfield on the right side of
a three man central defensive formation, and did exceptionally well in a 3-0 win over
Aston Villa. He gave an outstanding display at Highbury during a 2-1 win over Arsenal that
had Liverpool fans thinking 'what a good signing this Kvarme was.' Sadly, however, it all
started to go wrong for the Norwegian when he was caught in possession during a Merseyside
derby at Goodison. Being robbed of the ball by Danny Cadamarteri, the Everton striker went
on to turn Neil Ruddock inside out before scoring.
To make things worse, a couple of weeks later he made a carbon copy error at
Anfield which allowed Andy Cole, to also score and set United up for a 3-1 victory. He
never recovered from those two grave errors.
Committing two such vital mistakes against the reds' two main rivals destroyed
Kvarme's confidence, and he was never the same player after that. When Roy Evans scrapped
the wing back system to play 4-4-2, there was some hope for the Norwegian that he may be
able to make the right back spot his own, but he couldn't displace Jason McAteer and
Norwegian compatriot Vegard Heggem, and Gerard Houllier sold him to St Etienne in 1999.
Total LFC club
games/goals for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1999-00 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Total |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
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