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league debut in 1993, Arild Berg was officially drafted into the first team in 1994; regarded as one of Norway's greatest talents and perhaps more so than his older brothers, he chose to never represent Norway as a youth or under-21 international. After the 1995 season he retired, citing a desire to
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later being stated as the cause. Berg stayed with Lyn for the remainder of his contract, throughout the 2004 season, without ever playing a game and barely training. Due to his condition he was advised to cut all ties with football, and he later stated that even watching matches on television would
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