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- ↑ Svendsen, Dag Atle (28 August 2020). "Ny Viking-gutt med proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ Haugland, Mats (28 November 2020). "Viking serverte festfotball for Bjarne Berntsen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.