Steinar Pedersen (born 6 June 1975) is a former Norwegian

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defender. He is the son of

Erik Ruthford Pedersen Erik Ruthford Pedersen (born 14 February 1946) was a Norwegian football manager. A player with a modest career in Start, he started his managing career in local clubs Vindbjart and Vigør before being hired by Bodø/Glimt. After two seasons ...

and brother of Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen. Pedersen is the first Norwegian to win the

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. His career began with

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. After their relegation in 1996, he played for

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

, IFK Göteborg and

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before returning to Start in 2002. With Borussia Dortmund he won the 1997 Champions League, although he did not play in the

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. He did however make two appearances en route to the final. He was capped once for the Norway national team, in a 5–0 friendly loss to the USA.

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