Finn Berstad

Finn Berstad

Personal information
Full name	Finn Berstad
Date of birth	17 July 1901
Place of birth	Bergen, Norway
Date of death	1 October 1982 (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

• National team appearances

References

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