Roy Wassberg (born 28 September 1970) is a Norwegian footballer, most known for his two runs in

SK Brann Sportsklubben Brann is a Norwegian professional football club based in Bergen. Founded on 26 September 1908, Brann has played in the first tier of Norwegian football for 67 out of 80 seasons, the second most of any club. They play their hom ...

. Wassberg first played for Brann between 1989 and 1993, before he transferred to the "other team" from

Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

, Fyllingen. Later that season his dream of playing football in

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

came true when he left his home city to play ball in

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

. Wassberg spent four years in Greece, where he won the 1996-97 Beta Ethniki and the 1997-98 Greek Cup with

Panionios NFC Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

. Wassberg later returned to Bergen and Brann where he played for the next seven seasons, and captained in 2003. In the middle of the 2004 season, Wassberg was released from Brann, and he decided to return to his motherclub, Fyllingen. In the 2006 pre-season, Wassberg was appointed the new head coach in Fyllingen, whilst still playing for the club. He managed Fyllingen's successor club

FK Fyllingsdalen FK Fyllingsdalen is a football club from Fyllingsdalen, a borough in the Norwegian city of Bergen. The club is a result of a merge between the two football clubs Fyllingen and Løv-Ham. In 2011, the last season before the merge, Løv-Ham pla ...

in 2020 and 2021.

Personal life

Wassberg is the son-in-law of the former football manager and player

Roald Jensen Roald Jensen (11 January 1943 – 6 October 1987), nicknamed "Kniksen", was one of Norway's most celebrated football players. He played for Brann and Heart of Midlothian ("Hearts"). ''Knicksen'' is a local Bergen word meaning "juggler". From ...

, and the father of the current player Niklas Jensen Wassberg.

Honours

Panionios *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...

: 1997–98

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wassberg, Roy 1970 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers SK Brann players Fyllingen Fotball players Panionios F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Men's association football central defenders Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norwegian football managers Footballers from Bergen