Stein Olav Hestad

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Stein Olav Hestad
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-06-30) 30 June 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Molde, Norway
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1989 Molde
International career
1974–1975 Norway U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stein Olav "Laffen" Hestad (born 30 June 1952) is a Norwegian former footballer. Hestad spent his entire playing career at Molde FK, where he previously had club record with 681 first-team matches,[1] including 249 matches in the Norwegian top division.[2] Unlike his brother, Harry, "Laffen" was never capped for Norway.

Club career

Hestad got his debut in a competitive match on 1 May 1971 in a

second tier league game Molde lost 0–1 at home to Aalesund.[3] He played a total of 249 top division matches for Molde and scored 27 goals. He won the silver medal in the Norwegian league in 1974 and 1987.[1] He was also at Moldes losing Norwegian Cup finalist teams in both the 1982 Norwegian Football Cup and 1989 Norwegian Football Cup
.

International career

Hestad played seven matches for the Norway national under-21 football team.[4]

Personal life

He is the brother of Harry Hestad, with whom he was a teammate for several seasons at Molde.

He is the father of the footballers

Jan Berg
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Daniel har passert Laffen" (in Norwegian). VG. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Historisk statistikk - Flest kamper" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ "1971 - Molde i 2. divisjon". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. Football Association of Norway
    . Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Knuser pappas rekord" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
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