Bjørn Tronstad

Bjørn Tronstad
Personal information
Full name Bjørn Tronstad
Date of birth (1957-04-11) 11 April 1957
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Playing position Striker
Youth career
SK Brann
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976-1979 SK Brann[1][2] 112 (62)
National team
1976 Norway 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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.

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