Rune Almenning Jarstein (born 29 September 1984) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Norway national team.

Club career

Early career

Jarstein was born in

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. He started his career playing for local team Herkules in

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. During his teens, he had trials at several European top clubs, including

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and

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. Jarstein made his debut in the

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, aged 18, playing for

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in 2002. In 2007, after Odd Grenland had been relegated to the

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, he was transferred to Rosenborg. On 8 March 2010, Jarstein signed for

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, after losing his starting position to

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. His contract with Viking expired after the 2013 season.

Hertha BSC

On 17 December 2013, he signed a two-year contract for German club

. Throughout the 2015–16 season, he was the first-choice goalkeeper as

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was injured after sustaining a shoulder injury. This gave second-choice goalkeeper Jarstein the chance to show his ability, and he took the keeper spot for the rest of the season. On 18 December 2015, after his successful spell, he was rewarded with a contract extension of three and a half years at Hertha to the end of the 2018–19 season. Jarstein remained Hertha's first choice goalkeeper over Kraft. Only during the UEFA Europa League qualification round, did Kraft and Jarstein switch positions, with Jarstein in goal for the home leg and Kraft in goal for the away leg. In an away match against

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, Jarstein's performance was met with high praise after several outstanding saves and after saving a penalty from Dortmund striker

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, earning Hertha a point with a 1–1 draw. On 12 April 2018, Jarstein signed a new deal keeping him at the club beyond 2019 when his current contract was about to expire. On the opening day of the 2018–19 season, Jarstein saved an 83rd minute penalty from

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, in a 1–0 win over 1. FC Nürnberg. Ahead of the 2020–21 season,

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was signed as the new starter in goal under head coach

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. When manager

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returned to relegation-threatened Hertha in January 2021, Jarstein returned in goal. He played eight league games before sidelined in April 2021 after contracting

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, which required medical treatment in a hospital.

International career

Jarstein was

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30 times at youth level for Norway. On 23 August 2007, he made his debut for the Norway national team, playing 45 minutes in a 2–1 win over

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. When

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was injured in 2011, Jarstein became the new first-choice goalkeeper at the national team, and was the first choice until the

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started in September 2012, when

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played the match against

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. Jarstein was however back in the starting line-up in the next match against

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, and in January 2013 the goalkeeper coach on the national team

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stated that Jarstein was the first-choice goalkeeper.

Career statistics

Club

*1.Includes

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and

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. *2.Includes

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and

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International

Honours

Rosenborg *

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* Superfinalen:

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Individual *

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: 2018

References

External links

Profile
at the Hertha BSC website
Profile
at RBKweb.no * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarstein, Rune 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Porsgrunn Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers Association football goalkeepers Odds BK players Rosenborg BK players Viking FK players Hertha BSC players Eliteserien players Bundesliga players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany