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Leonhardsen started his career in Clausenengen before he, as a 19 year old, moved to Premier Division side Molde F.K. in 1989. Two years later he was brought to Norwegian champions Rosenborg B.K.. Playing for them, he was voted best player in Norway in 1994. Leonhardsen moved to Wimbledon the following season, where he made an instant impact. In the summer of 1997 he was bought by his childhood favourite club Liverpool . He also had a couple of seasons with both Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa, before he moved back to Norway in 2004 to join Lyn, where he currently is the captain. Molde F.K. is a Premier division football club from Molde, Norway. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rosenborg Ballklubb (RBK) is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Milton Keynes Dons F.C. is a football club that currently plays in the English Football League One, having just been relegated from the First Division. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Liverpool Football Club is an English football team, who have won 4 European Cups and 18 league (English Premier League, formerly First Division) titles to date. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The captain of an association football team is mentioned in the Laws of the Game purely in connection with the toss of the coin prior to kick-off for choice of ends and to determine who kicks off. ...

Leonhardsen has made 86 matches for the Norwegian national team, scoring 19 goals. He was part of the 1994 and 1998 World Cup squads. First International Sweden 11 - 3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) Largest win Norway 12 - 0 Finland (Bergen, Norway; 28 June 1946) Worst defeat Sweden 9 - 0 Norway (Stockholm, Sweden; 8 June 1913) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1938) Best result Round 2, 1998 European Championship Appearances 1 (First... The 1994 Football World Cup was held in the USA. It was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 3-2 on penalties, after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France. ...