Arne Brustad
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Arne Brustad was a Norwegian
footballer
. He is regarded as one of the country's best players of all time.
Brustad was an outside-left for Lyn. He won 33 caps for Norway
, and scored 17 international goals. He was a member of Norway's "Bronze Team" from the 1936 Olympics
.
Brustad, who made his international debut in 1935, was one of the star players of the Berlin
Olympics, where he scored five goals in four matches, including all three goals in Norway's 3-2 win against Poland
in the third-place match.
In 1938, Brustad was a member of Norway's World Cup team. Norway were knocked out in the first round by eventual champions Italy
after extra time by a score of 2-1. Brustad scored the Norwegian goal shortly before the end of normal time, and also added a second a few minutes later, but this goal was controversially disallowed for offside.
Later the same year, Brustad was named in the "Rest of Europe XI" that played England
at Highbury
.
At club level, Brustad played on Lyn from 1930 to 1948, winning the Norwegian cup
in 1945 and 1946.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He is regarded as one of the country's best players of all time.
Brustad was an outside-left for Lyn. He won 33 caps for Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
, and scored 17 international goals. He was a member of Norway's "Bronze Team" from the 1936 Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
.
Brustad, who made his international debut in 1935, was one of the star players of the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
Olympics, where he scored five goals in four matches, including all three goals in Norway's 3-2 win against Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
in the third-place match.
In 1938, Brustad was a member of Norway's World Cup team. Norway were knocked out in the first round by eventual champions Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
after extra time by a score of 2-1. Brustad scored the Norwegian goal shortly before the end of normal time, and also added a second a few minutes later, but this goal was controversially disallowed for offside.
Later the same year, Brustad was named in the "Rest of Europe XI" that played England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at Highbury
Arsenal Stadium
Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006...
.
At club level, Brustad played on Lyn from 1930 to 1948, winning the Norwegian cup
Norwegian football cup
The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...
in 1945 and 1946.