Kristofer Hæstad
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| Kristofer Hæstad | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristofer Hæstad | |
| Date of birth | December 9, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | , Norway | |
| Height | 1.72 | |
| Nickname | Doffen | |
| Position | central midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Start | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Randesund and Vigør | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2001-Present | Start | 85 (13) |
| National team** | ||
| 2005 - | Norway | 11 (0) |
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* Professional 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 Start and Norway.
Hæstad played for the youth teams of Randesund 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. He was awarded a Kniksen award for Midfielder of the year (2005).
In July of 2006, Hæstad launched a 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 25th 2006 it was revealed that Manchester United watched the talented Norwegian during a UEFA Cup qualifying game against Drogheda United [1]. He is also rumoured to be wanted by Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, West Ham United and Leeds United.[2]
