Finn Berstad

Finn Berstad
Personal information
Full name Finn Berstad
Date of birth (1901-07-17)17 July 1901
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Date of death 1 October 1982(1982-10-01) (aged 81)
Place of death Bergen, Norway
Playing position striker or central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SK Brann
National team
1921-1933 Norway 32 (13)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2007.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2007

Finn Berstad (17 July 1901 — 1 October 1982) was a Norwegian footballer.[1]

Club career

Berstad was a striker in his early career, but was later used as a central defender. Some remember Berstad for his penalty kick against Swedish team Djurgården in the summer of 1920 on Brann stadion, when he missed on a blank goal on purpose. He played for SK Brann, and won the Norwegian cup title in 1923 and 1925.

International career

In addition he played 32 matches and scored 13 goals for the Norway national football team.[2]

External links

References

  1. http://www.snl.no/Finn_Berstad
  2. Norway - Record International Players - RSSSF


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