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Odd Berg (footballer)

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Odd Berg
Personal information
Full name Odd Sigurd Berg
Date of birth (1952-01-03) 3 January 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Molde, Norway
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1975 Molde ? (?)
1976 Lyn ? (?)
International career
1974 Norway U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
1978–1979 Træff
2003 Molde
2004–2005 Molde (assistant)
2015 Start (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Odd Sigurd Berg (born 3 January 1952) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. As a player, he played mostly for Molde FK. In 1974, he became top goalscorer in the top division with 13 goals, the first Molde-player to become top scorer in the top division.[1] He later coached Molde, both as an assistant and head coach.[2]

Playing career

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Berg played for Molde from 1968 to 1975. In 1973, he contributed to Molde's promotion to 1. divisjon, the first tier. He became the club's first ever first-tier top scorer by scoring 13 goals in the 1974 season, where Molde finished in second place and were awarded silver medals. Berg was capped twice for Norway under-21 in 1974.[3] He played half a season for Lyn in the 1976 season, before retiring from top level football. However, Berg kept on playing in lower leagues for several years.

Coaching career

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Odd Berg was appointed head coach at Molde on 22 May 2003, after Gunder Bengtsson left the position.[4] Molde finished 9th in the 2003 season. At the end of the season, Reidar Vågnes replaced Berg as Molde's head coach.[5] Berg stated that he was disappointed by the club's decision,[5] but stayed at the club as assistant coach till the end of the 2005 season.

In the 2015 season, Berg was assistant coach at Start.[6]

Personal life

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His brother is Jan Berg. Unlike his brother, Odd Berg was never capped for Norway. He is also the brother-in-law of Stein Olav Hestad and the maternal uncle of Daniel Berg Hestad, both of whom played many years for Molde.

References

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  1. ^ "League goals and top scorers (1963-2010)". rsssf.no. rsssf. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Lettelse i Molde, Berg fortsetter". nrksport.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 1 November 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Odd Sigurd Berg national team profile". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Molde-treneren blir hyllet" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Vågnes ny MFK-trener" (in Norwegian). NRK. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Odd Berg blir ny assistenttrener i Start" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2019.