Bjørn Tronstad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bjørn Tronstad | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SK Brann | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976-1979 | SK Brann[1][2] | 112 | (62) |
| National team | |||
| 1976 | Norway | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Bjørn Tronstad (born 11 April 1957) is a retired Norwegian football player. Tronstad played at SK Brann from 1974 to 1979. During his 5 years at Brann Tronstad scored a total of 127 goals during 222 matches, and became one of the top-scoring players in the history of the club. Tronstad was looked upon by many as the new Roald 'Kniksen' Jensen. Tronstad retired when he was only 25 years old because he wanted to study in the USA. It is told that he was a major scorer in the local football teams and college teams.
Tronstad had a small comeback in 1981, but he only played 4 games and scored 1 goal.