Rune Jarstein

Rune Jarstein

Jarstein in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Rune Almenning Jarstein
Date of birth	29 September 1984
Place of birth	Skien, Norway
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	22
Youth career
	Herkules
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2007	Odd Grenland	72	(0)
2007–2010	Rosenborg	51	(0)
2010–2013	Viking	116	(0)
2014–	Hertha BSC	29	(0)
National team^‡
2007–	Norway	39	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2016

Rune Almenning Jarstein (born 29 September 1984) is a Norwegian international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hertha Berlin. He has previously played for Odd Grenland, Rosenborg and Viking, and has been capped for the Norwegian national team.

Club career

Jarstein started his career playing for local team Herkules in Skien. During his teens, he had trials at several European top clubs, including Manchester United and Bayern Munich.

Jarstein made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League, aged 18, playing for Odd Grenland in 2002. In 2007, after Odd Grenland had been relegated to the Norwegian First Division, he was transferred to Rosenborg.

On 8 March 2010, Jarstein signed for Viking after losing his starting position to Daniel Örlund.

His contract with Viking expired after the 2013 season.^[1] On 17 December 2013, he signed a two-year contract through the 2016 season for the German capital club Hertha BSC.^[2]

International career

Jarstein has been capped 30 times at youth level for Norway.

On 23 August 2007, he made his debut for the Norway national team, playing 45 minutes in a 2–1 win over Argentina.^[3] When Jon Knudsen was injured in 2011, Jarstein became the new first-choice goalkeeper at the national team,^[4] and was the first choice until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification started in September 2012, when Espen Bugge Pettersen played the match against Iceland. Jarstein was however back in the starting line-up in the next match against Slovenia,^[5] and in January 2013 the goalkeeper coach on the national team Frode Grodås stated that Jarstein was the first-choice goalkeeper.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 21 April 2016^[7]

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2002	Odd Grenland	Tippeligaen	2	0	2	0	4	0
2003			4	0	3	0	7	0
2004			0	0	0	0	0	0
2005			16	0	4	0	20	0
2006			25	0	1	0	26	0
2007			25	0	4	0	29	0
2008	Rosenborg		23	0	0	0	23	0
2009			28	0	4	0	32	0
2010	Viking		26	0	5	0	31	0
2011			30	0	5	0	35	0
2012			30	0	2	0	32	0
2013			30	0	1	0	31	0
2013–14	Hertha BSC	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	1	0
2014–15			2	0	0	0	1	0
2015–16			26	0	2	0	28	0
Career Total			272	0	33	0	305	0

Honours

Rosenborg BK

• Tippeligaen: 2009.^[8]

References

1. "Ber Viking-fansen tro på Østbø". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 30 November 2013. p. 20.
2. "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Rune Jarstein" (in German). Hertha BSC. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
3. Søfting, Thomas. "Rune Jarstein" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 November 2011.
4. "Drillo vraker Carew" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
5. Stendal, Christian Skare (12 September 2012). "Drillo: – Får ingen konsekvenser for Jarstein" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
6. Botnen, Sverre Olav; Stokstad, Morten (10 January 2013). "Nå er Jarstein landslagets udiskutable førstekeeper" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
7. "Rune Allmenning Jarstein". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
8. "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 November 2009.

External links

• Profile at RBKweb.no
• Rune Jarstein at National-Football-Teams.com