s ▁career ▁started ▁with ▁FK ▁V ig ør . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁two - week ▁trial ▁at ▁Manchester ▁United . ▁D ahl um ▁had ▁his ▁best ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Start , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁top ▁goals cor er ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁top ▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁goals . ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁D ahl um ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Rosen borg , ▁where ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁expect ations , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁dropped ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁team , ▁although ▁he ▁scored ▁the ▁first ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 - 2 ▁Norwegian ▁Cup ▁final ▁win ▁against ▁L ill estr ø m . ▁After ▁two ▁seasons ▁at ▁the ▁Tr ond heim ▁club , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Start . ▁Following ▁Start ' s ▁re leg ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁short ▁spell ▁at ▁Greek ▁side ▁Sk oda ▁X anth i , ▁before ▁returning ▁home ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁spell ▁at ▁Rosen borg . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁played ▁briefly ▁at ▁Belg ian ▁club ▁K . A . A . ▁Gent ▁and ▁Dan ish ▁club ▁A a B , ▁before ▁finishing ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁where ▁it ▁began , ▁for ▁his ▁h omet own ▁club ▁Start .