| Stein Olav Hestad | |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Molde, Norway |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1971–1989 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1974–1975 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
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.
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.
Hestad played seven matches for the Norway national under-21 football team.[4]
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 Daniel Berg Hestad, which surpassed him in number of first-team matches for Molde FK,[5] and Peter Berg Hestad, as well as brother-in-law with the footballers Odd Berg and Jan Berg.