Bjørn Arild Levernes

{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1972)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bjørn Arild Levernes

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|4|27|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =| youthclubs1 =Kurland

| years1 = –1992

| clubs1 = Strømmen

| years2 = 1993–1994

| clubs2 = Kongsvinger

| years3 = 1995–2003

| clubs3 = Vålerenga

| caps2 = 43

| goals2 = 10

| caps3 = 198

| goals3 = 20

| nationalyears1 = 1990

| nationalteam1 = Norway U19

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1992–1993

| nationalteam2 = Norway U21

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 1995

| nationalteam3 = Norway

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 1

}}

Bjørn Arild Levernes (born 27 April 1972) is a Norwegian retired football midfielder.

He started his youth career in Kurland FK{{Cite web|url=http://arkiv.vpn.no/arkivet/03/spillerne/7.shtml|title=7. Bjørn Arild Levernes}} and his senior career in Strømmen IF.{{cite news|title=Foran seriestart: Rutinerte strømlinger!|work=Aftenposten Aften|date=27 April 1990|page=4|author=Vestreng, Tom|language=Norwegian}} He then played first tier football for ten consecutive seasons, in 1993–94 for Kongsvinger and 1995–2002 for Vålerenga.{{NFF|2972794}} He was also a squad member in 2003, but did not play a single match following serious injury.{{cite news|title=Cuphelten helt ute med skade|work=Aftenposten Aften|date=9 May 2003|page=47|author=Nesje, Erlend|language=Norwegian}} His greatest successes in Vålerenga were victories in the 1997 and 2002 Norwegian Football Cup final, and following the first victory, Vålerenga's run in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Levernes became match winner of both the 2002 Norwegian Football Cup final and the home leg against Beşiktaş in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Levernes was also capped for Norway on youth level, as well as senior level on a 1995 tour of the Caribbean.