Charles Berstad

Charles Berstad

Personal information
Full name	Einar Charles Berstad
Date of birth	(1964-11-29) 29 November 1964 (age 60)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Disenå
	Skarnes
1983–1992	Kongsvinger	191	(6)
1993–1994	Bodø/Glimt	31	(?)
1995–1998	Kongsvinger	81	(3)
1998–1999	Ikast/Midtjylland
1999–2000	Ham-Kam	9	(0)
2002	Hamar
Managerial career
2001	Ham-Kam
2002	Hamar (playing coach)
2003–2004	Fauske/Sprint
2007	Nybergsund
2008–2009	Mo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Berstad (born 29 November 1964) is a retired Norwegian football player and current coach.

He played for Disenå, Skarnes before playing for Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1992. ^[1] He then played for Bodø/Glimt from 1993 to 1994, then Kongsvinger again from 1995 to 1998. ^[2] Berstad has played 303 matches in Tippeligaen, ^[3] the highest level of football in Norway, and is currently ranked 21st amongst players with the most games played. ^[4]

He left Kongsvinger and joined Danish club Ikast FS, which in 1999 became FC Midtjylland. ^[5] He played for Ham-Kam from the summer of 1999 to 2000. ^[6] He coached Ham-Kam in 2001 before being playing coach of Hamar in 2002. He coached the northern team Fauske/Sprint, then Nybergsund not far from Hamar before signing for another northern team Mo ahead of the 2008 season. ^[5] He resigned from Mo in July 2009. ^[7]

Honours

• Norwegian Football Cup: Winner 1993 ^[5]

References

1. Fossum, Geir. "Charles Berstad". Fozzum.com (Kongsvinger IL statistics) (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
2. "Fotball - Aftenposten". Fotball.aftenposten.no. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
3. Søfting, Thomas (10 December 2010). "Norway – Most matches played in Norwegian top division". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 11 March 2011.
4. "Historisk statistikk - Flest kamper". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
5. Andersen, Sten (8 November 2007). "Charles Berstad klar for Mo IL" (in Norwegian). Mo IL. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
6. "Charles Berstad". Hamarkameratene. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
7. Valla, Kim (1 July 2009). "Pressemelding fra Charles Berstad" (Press release) (in Norwegian). Mo IL. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2011.