Harald Berg Explained

Harald "Dutte" Berg
Fullname:Harald Johan Berg
Birth Date:9 November 1941
Birth Place:Bodø, Norway
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1958–1964
Clubs1:Bodø/Glimt
Years2:1965–1970
Clubs2:Lyn
Years3:1970–1974
Clubs3:FC Den Haag
Caps3:129
Goals3:48
Years4:1974–1981
Clubs4:Bodø/Glimt
Nationalyears1:1964–1974
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:43
Nationalgoals1:12
Manageryears1:1983
Managerclubs1:Bodø/Glimt

Harald Johan «Dutte» Berg (born 9 November 1941) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Nickname "Dutte",[1] he is the brother of Knut Berg, the father of Ørjan Berg, Runar Berg and Arild Berg, and grandfather of Patrick Berg (son of Ørjan) – all of whom have played in the Norwegian top division and been selected for the Norway national football team.

Club career

Born in Bodø, Berg was a significant player for Bodø/Glimt in the late 1950s, early 1960s and 1970s, and Lyn in the 1960s. Helping Lyn winning the league in 1968 and Bodø/Glimt winning the cup final in 1975. In 1969, Lyn and Berg reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost 4-5 (2-3 and 2-2) on aggregate to the Spanish giants F.C. Barcelona. Lyn had to play both matches in Spain due to the harsh weather conditions in Norway during winter.

In the early 1970s Berg played at FC Den Haag in the Netherlands for three seasons.

Harald Berg returned to his mother club in 1974. Back in his home town Bodø, Berg had a Diego Armando Maradona role on the pitch. Bergs decisive contribution as a playmaker made Bodø/Glimt a top Norwegian club in the mid-1970s. He played his last Norwegian top flight match in 1980 the year Bodø/Glimt was relegated. Berg played another season for Bodø/Glimt, then retired after the 1981 season, at the age of 40. In 1983, he briefly managed the team.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Norway in 1964 and went on to collect 43 caps, scoring 12 international goals.[3] His last international match was in 1974.

Honours

Lyn

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harald Berg. 25 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Tidligere trenere - Bodø/Glimt - førr evig! . 14 December 2009 . https://archive.today/20120707031922/http://bg.wips.no/wips/1993029694/ . 7 July 2012 . dead .
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html Norway – Record International Players