Torkild Brakstad
Torkild Brakstad (20 September 1945 – 14 May 2021) was a Norwegian football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Torkild Brakstad | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Molde, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 14 May 2021 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Molde, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Molde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1973 | Molde | ||
| 1974–1978 | Molde | 104 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | Norway | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1974 | Molde | ||
| 1976 | Molde | ||
| 1978 | Molde | ||
| 1983–1984 | Tromsø | ||
| 1986 | Rosenborg | ||
| 1986 | Molde | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brakstad played as a central defender for his hometown team Molde FK from 1962 to 1978. Between 1974 and 1978, while Molde was in the Norwegian Premier League, Brakstad played 108 matches and scored 12 goals. Brakstad was capped three times on the Norway national team in 1974.[1]
Brakstad acted as playing manager of Molde FK from 1969 to 1974 and in 1976 and as a manager from 1980 and 1981 and in 1986.[2] He was also manager of Tromsø IL 1983–1984 and of Rosenborg BK 1986.
Personal life
He was the brother of former Molde player and coach Erik Brakstad.
References
- "Statistics for Torkild Brakstad" (in Norwegian). The Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- "Trenere - MFK-historie". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- Brøste, Martin (15 May 2021). "MFK-legende er død: – En bauta for klubben". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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