Arild Berg


Arild Berg was a Norwegian football midfielder.

Career

He was a son of Harald Berg and younger brother of Ørjan and Runar Berg. Making his Bodø/Glimt league debut in 1993, he 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, Arild Berg chose to never represent Norway as a youth or under-21 international. After the 1995 season he retired, citing a desire to structure his everyday doings more freely. Ahead of the 1997 season he rejected an offer from Rosenborg BK and signed for lowly FK Gevir Bodø.
In 1998, 1999 and 2000, Arild Berg enjoyed a second spell with Bodø/Glimt. Amassing 110 league games, he fell ill and chose to leave Bodø/Glimt. A complicated process ended in a 2002 transfer to Lyn, though he was not able to train much. Lyn sponsor Atle Brynestad paid for various treatment. Mercury poisoning was believed to be Berg's diagnosis, with chronic fatigue syndrome later being stated as the cause. Berg stayed in Lyn for the remainder of his contract, throughout the 2004 season, without ever playing a game and barely training. On 22 June 2019, Berg died at the age of 43. According to a statement from his family, "Arild chose to leave us", indicating that he died by suicide.