He has played football for Lørenskog, Vålerenga, Rosenborg, Valencia, Roma, Besiktas, Lyon, Aston Villa, Stoke City and West Ham.
Son, Tyrese Namaddu, with Susan Namaddu, born March 2004.
In 2011 he got a tattoo on his neck that accidentally read 'My Life, My menstruation' (French: Ma Vie, Mes Régles'). The error is on the word 'règlès', which - when written this way - means 'rules'.