Finn Berstad

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| name = Finn Berstad

| fullname = Finn Berstad

| image = Finn Berstad (1901 - 1982) (14356294019) (cropped).jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|07|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bergen, Norway

| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|10|1|1901|7|17|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bergen, Norway

| height =

| position = striker or central defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 =

| clubs1 = SK Brann

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| nationalyears1 = 1921–1933

| nationalteam1 = Norway

| nationalcaps1 = 32

| nationalgoals1 = 13

| pcupdate = 31 December 2007

| ntupdate = 31 December 2007

}}

Finn Berstad (17 July 1901 — 1 October 1982) was a Norwegian footballer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Finn_Berstad|title=Finn Berstad|date=6 July 2021}}

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.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html Norway - Record International Players] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504194906/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html |date=May 4, 2013 }} - RSSSF

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090829121156/http://geocities.com/thomsof/landslaget/players/berstad.html National team appearances]

References

Category:1901 births

Category:1982 deaths

Category:Norwegian men's footballers

Category:Norway men's international footballers

Category:SK Brann players

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Footballers from Bergen

Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen