Harald Berg

Football player infobox
playername = Harald Berg


fullname =
nickname = Dutte
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1941|11|9
cityofbirth = Bodø
countryofbirth = Norway
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1958-1964 1965-1970 1971-1974 1974-1981
clubs = Bodø/Glimt Lyn Oslo FC Den Haag Bodø/Glimt
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1964-1974
nationalteam = fb|Norway
nationalcaps(goals) = 43 (12)
pcupdate = 26 November 2007
ntupdate = 26 November 2007

Harald Berg (born November 9, 1941 in Bodø) is a former Norwegian playmaker and midfielder, nickname "Dutte". He is the brother of Knut Berg and father of Runar Berg, Ørjan Berg and Arild Berg all top players in the Norwegian Premier League.

Club career

Berg was a significant player for Bodø/Glimt in the late 50s, early 60s and 70s, and Lyn in the 60s. Helping Lyn winning the league in 1968 and Bodø/Glimt winning the cup final in 1975. In 1969 Lyn and Berg got to the quarter-finale in the European Cup losing 2-3 and 2-2 to the Spanish giant F.C. Barcelona, it sticks to the story that Lyn had to play both matches in Spain due to the harsh weather conditions in Norway at winter.

In the early 70s Berg played at ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands for three seasons.

Harald Berg returned to his mother club in 1974. Back in his home town Bodø, Berg had a Diego Armando Maradona role on the pitch. Bergs decisive contribution as a playmaker made Bodø/Glimt a top Norwegian club in the mid-70's. He played his last Norwegian Premier League match in 1980 the year Bodø/Glimt was relegated. Berg played another season for Bodø/Glimt, then retiring after the 1981 season, at the age of 40.

International career

He made his debut for Norway in 1964 and went on to collect 43 caps, scoring 12 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html Norway - Record International Players] - RSSSF] . His last international match was in 1974.

Honours

* Norwegian Premier League:
** Winner (1): 1968
* Norwegian Football Cup:
** Winner (3): 1967, 1968 and 1975
* Norwegian top scorer:
** Winner (1): 1965

References