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My Take
Per Ciljan Skjelbred is exactly the type of midfielder I treasure: the unglamorous engine room. Born in Trondheim, he carved out a long career at Hertha Berlin and Hamburger SV, two demanding German clubs that do not tolerate passengers, and earned 43 caps for Norway. At 175 cm he was never an imposing physical specimen, which tells me his value lay in intelligence, work rate, and reading the game. The world remembers goalscorers, but football is held together by players like him. I have enormous respect for the quiet metronomes who make everyone around them better.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Per Ciljan Skjelbred
- Name (Japanese)
- ペア・シリアン・シェルブレット
- Reading
- ぺあ・しりあん・しぇるぶれっと
- Born
- June 16, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Per Ciljan Skjelbred born?
Born June 16, 1987 (age 39).
Where is Per Ciljan Skjelbred from?
Per Ciljan Skjelbred is from Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
What does Per Ciljan Skjelbred do?
Per Ciljan Skjelbred works as association football player.
How tall is Per Ciljan Skjelbred?
Per Ciljan Skjelbred is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.