Finn Berstad

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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
Position(s) striker or central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SK Brann
International career
1921–1933 Norway 32 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2007
‡ 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Finn Berstad". 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ Norway - Record International Players Archived May 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF