Harry Asbjørn Hestad (born 7 November 1944) is a

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former

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player and coach. Just as his brother Stein Olav Hestad, Hestad played for

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almost his entire career, only interrupted by two seasons in the

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club

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. He was also an active player for the Norwegian national team from 1969 through 1976, scoring five goals in 31 matches.

Club career

Molde FK

Hestad was born in

, and played 503 games for the local team

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name to ...

. He made his debut in 1961, and in 1969 he became

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together with Torkild Brakstad.

FC Den Haag

Hestad played for

together with

Harald Berg Harald Johan «Dutte» Berg (born 9 November 1941 in Bodø) is a former Norway, Norwegian playmaker and midfielder, nickname "Dutte". He is the brother of Knut Helmer Berg, Knut Berg, the father of Ørjan Berg, Runar Berg and Arild Berg, and gran ...

for two seasons. His team played the final of the

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, where Den Haag lost 2–3 against

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. In the

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, Den Haag achieved a 3rd and 4th place during his time at the club.

Second spell at Molde

Hestad returned to Molde in 1972 after two season in

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, and spent the second half of the 1972 season as player-coach alongside Torkild Brakstad. On 25 June 1972, he played his first game after his return, a second tier game Molde lost 2–4 away against

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. Hestad was a part of the Molde team who won silver medal in the 1974 1. divisjon, the club's first medal in the top division. He played for Molde for the rest of his career until he retired in 1979.

International career

Harry Hestad was

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31 times for

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, scoring five goals. He made his debut against

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on 8 May 1969. His first two international goals came against

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, in a Friendly match on 13 November 1969, a game Norway won 3–1. His last international appearance was against

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on 24 June 1976.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.'' :Source:

Managerial career

From 1986 to 1989, he was head coach at

alongside

Åge Hareide Åge Fridtjof Hareide (born 23 September 1953) is a Norwegian football manager and player, currently managing Malmö FF as the interim manager. In his playing career, he played for Hødd and Molde in Norway as well as Manchester City and Norwich ...

. Under their leadership, Molde finished 2nd in the league in

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, 3rd in

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and lost the 1989 Cup Final. He was also the head coach of Træff in 1995, and later on Malmefjorden and

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Personal life

He is the brother of Stein Olav Hestad, with whom he was a teammate for several seasons at Molde, and the uncle of former footballer

Daniel Berg Hestad Daniel Berg Hestad (born 30 July 1975) is a Norwegian football manager and a former player, who played as a central midfielder, most notably for Molde. He is the manager of Molde 2 and the Under-19 squad of Molde. With 666 official appearances, ...

References

External links

Norwegian football players abroad

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hestad, Harry 1944 births Living people People from Molde Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers Norwegian expatriate footballers Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Molde FK players ADO Den Haag players Eredivisie players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Norwegian football managers Molde FK managers Association football wingers Sportspeople from Møre og Romsdal