Personal information | |||
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Full name | Einar Charles Berstad | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1964 | ||
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]