Kristofer Hæstad
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| Kristofer Hæstad | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristofer Kruger Hæstad | |
| Date of birth | December 9, 1983 (age 23) | |
| Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | |
| Height | 172 cm | |
| Nickname | Doffen | |
| Playing position | Central midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Start | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Randesund and Vigør | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001- 2007 |
Start → Wigan Athletic (loan) |
133 (18) 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005- | Norway | 15 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kristofer "Doffen" Hæstad (born December 9, 1983) is a Norwegian football player. He is a central midfielder for Wigan Athletic on loan from Start. He has returned to I.K. Start today (31st March 2007).
Hæstad played for the youth teams of Randesund IL and Vigør. He was signed by Start in 2001, and debuted in the Norwegian Premier League in 2002, when the youthful Start squad only made 11 points and were relegated.
After two seasons in the First Division, Start were once again promoted in 2004, with Hæstad as one of the team’s central players. Hæstad has continued in great form after the promotion, and was named player of the month by NRK in April 2005. In May the same year, he debuted for the national team in a private match against Costa Rica, to great acclaim.
In July 2006, Hæstad launched a music single, This Is For Real, together with four other professional Norwegian footballers - Morten Gamst Pedersen, Freddy dos Santos, Raymond Kvisvik, and Øyvind Svenning. They call their band The Players.
On August 25, 2006 it was revealed that Manchester United watched the talented Norwegian during a UEFA Cup qualifying game against Drogheda United.[1] He was also rumoured to be wanted by Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United and Leeds United.[2] On December 29, 2006 it was announced that Wigan Athletic had secured Hæstad on a 6 mounths loan contract. The Wigan boss, Paul Jewell expressed delight on signing the talented midfielder.[3]
The Norwegian newspaper VG would later reveal that it not was a standard loan contract, but an intricate deal that could see Hæstad stay at Wigan until July 2010, if they pick up an option to buy him at the end of the current season.[4]
Hæstad made his Premier League debut on January 13, 2007 against Chelsea.[5]
Hæstad was released from his loan contract at Wigan Athletic by mutual consent on 1 April 2007.[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ Source: Sky Sports
- ^ Source: BBC Sport
- ^ Source: BBC Sport
- ^ Source: VG
- ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2007.
- ^ "Wigan release Norwegian Haestad", BBC Sport, 2007-04-01. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
[edit] External links
- Kristofer Hæstad career stats at Soccerbase
- (Norwegian) Start's bio of Hæstad
- Nor-blimey (subscription required)
