Bjørn Tronstad Explained

Bjørn Tronstad
Fullname:Bjørn Tronstad
Birth Date:11 April 1957
Birth Place:Bergen, Norway
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:SK Brann
Collegeyears1:1979–1981
College1:San Francisco Dons
Collegecaps1:73
Collegegoals1:40
Years1:1976–1979
Clubs1:Brann[1] [2]
Caps1:112
Goals1:62
Years2:1981
Clubs2:???
Caps2:4
Goals2:1
Nationalyears1:1976
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Bjørn Tronstad (born 11 April 1957) is a retired Norwegian football player. Tronstad played at SK Brann from 1974 to 1979. During his 5 years at Brann Tronstad scored a total of 127 goals during 222 matches, and became one of the top-scoring players in the history of the club. Tronstad was looked upon by many as the new Roald 'Kniksen' Jensen.Tronstad retired when he was only 25 years old because he wanted to study in the United States. It is told that he was a major scorer in the local football teams and college teams.

Tronstad had a small comeback in 1981, but he only played 4 games and scored 1 goal.

Collegiate career

Tronstad retired from professional football in 1979 to play college soccer in the United States at the University of San Francisco. While at San Francisco, Tronstad lead the NCAA (U.S. college sports organisation) in scoring during the 1979 season, scoring 29 goals in 26 appearances. Tronstad played three years of collegiate soccer finishing with 40 goals in 73 matches. He is ranked fifth all-time in goals scored for the university.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brann til kvartfinale.
  2. Web site: Brann til kvartfinale.
  3. Web site: Men's Soccer Career Records . USFDons.com . 7 September 2021 . 23 July 2018.