Rune Bratseth

Rune Bratseth
Bratseth in 2010
Personal information
Full name Rune Bratseth[1]
Date of birth (1961-03-19) 19 March 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Libero
Youth career
1971–1980 Nidelv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Nidelv
1983–1986 Rosenborg 83 (2)
1987–1995 Werder Bremen 230 (12)
Total 313 (14)
International career
1986–1994 Norway 60 (4)
Managerial career
2006 Rosenborg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rune Bratseth (born 19 March 1961) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a libero.

Nicknamed Elk due to his stature,[2] he is best known for his spell with Werder Bremen,[3] also having appeared in the 1994 World Cup with Norway.

  1. ^ "Rune Bratseth" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ Gieselmann, Dirk (11 February 2009). "Elch für Elch ein Elch" [Elk for Elk an Elk] (in German). 11 Freunde. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Die Legenden des SV Werder Bremen" [The legends of SV Werder Bremen] (in German). T-Online. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2015.