Bjørn Otto Bragstad (born 5 January 1971) is a former football defender from Norway.

Bjørn Otto Bragstad
Personal information
Full name Bjørn Otto Bragstad
Date of birth (1971-01-05) 5 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Utleira
Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2000 Rosenborg 195 (26)
2000–2002 Derby County 12 (0)
2001Birmingham City (loan) 3 (0)
2002–2004 SW Bregenz 41 (2)
Total 251 (28)
International career
1999–2000 Norway 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Bragstad came through the youth ranks at Rosenborg before making his senior debut in the 1989 season. He scored 26 goals in 194 matches for them. In 2000, he joined English team Derby.[1] Playing just 12 league matches, and scoring twice in a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion,[2] he failed to make a significant impact at the club and went on loan to Birmingham where he would only play three matches the following season. He eventually departed Derby halfway through the 2002–03 season.[3] He spent the rest of his career in Austria with Bregenz before retiring in the summer of 2004.

International career

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He made his debut for Norway in a January 1999 friendly match against Israel and was capped 15 times.[4] His last international match was an August 2000 friendly against Finland. Bragstad was a squad player at the Euro 2000 and played in all three matches for Norway.

Honours

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Rosenborg BK

Personal life

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He is the father of Emilie Bragstad.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Rams seal Bragstad deal". BBC. 26 July 2000. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ "West Brom 2-4 Derby (Agg: 4-5)". BBC. 26 September 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Rams release two more". BBC. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. ^ Norway - International Players - Landslaget
  5. ^ "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  6. ^ Bergh, Nicolas (8 April 2021). "– Jeg er datteren til en tidligere Rosenborg-helt, men jeg er min egen person". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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