Thomas Berling

Thomas Berling (born 21 January 1979) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1] His retirement from football sparked media attention.

He hails from Drevja.^[2] He played for Nardo FK, and joined Lyn ahead of the 1999 season. He played four games in the second highest Norwegian league,^[1] and also played for the under-19 national team.^[3]

In 2000, he disappeared from professional football. It later surfaced that he had come out as gay, and that he quit football as a result of what he described as widespread homophobia in the football community.^[3] In 2001, he briefly came out of retirement, playing for lower league Drøbak/Frogn IF.^[3]

Berling's case was cited several times in the upcoming years, as the connection between homophobia and sport was discussed in the national media now and then.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Thomas Berling Profile". Lyn Football.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2009.
^ "- Homohets knekker potensielle profiler". VG (in Norwegian). 28 April 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Homohets rammet landslagsspiller". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
^ Christiansen, Anders K. (12 November 2004). "Reagerer kraftig på Rekdals homoutspill". VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
^ Pettersen, Charlotte Lokland; Kleve, Marie; Nordseth, Pål (19 September 2008). "- Håper han blir tatt vel i mot". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2009.
^ Nordli, Øyvind (19 September 2012). "Han merket homohetsen på kroppen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 15 October 2012.

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[lyn-1] "Thomas Berling Profile". Lyn Football.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[2] "- Homohets knekker potensielle profiler". VG (in Norwegian). 28 April 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[db-3] "Homohets rammet landslagsspiller". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 27 April 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[4] Christiansen, Anders K. (12 November 2004). "Reagerer kraftig på Rekdals homoutspill". VG (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[5] Pettersen, Charlotte Lokland; Kleve, Marie; Nordseth, Pål (19 September 2008). "- Håper han blir tatt vel i mot". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 February 2009.

[6] Nordli, Øyvind (19 September 2012). "Han merket homohetsen på kroppen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 15 October 2012.

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