Rune Ertsås

Rune Ertsås (born 24 May 1987) is a retired Norwegian footballer who last played as a forward for Steinkjer. He has previously played in Tippeligaen for Molde and Sandefjord.

Rune Ertsås

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-05-24) 24 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Steinkjer, Norway
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Steinkjer	37	(28)
2006–2010	Molde	66	(12)
2010	→ Sandefjord (loan)	16	(2)
2010–2012	Vejle	19	(4)
2012	Alta	20	(6)
2013	Hødd	24	(2)
2014	Alta	26	(4)
2015–2017	Steinkjer	61	(57)
International career‡
2007	Norway U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2007

Career

The young Norwegian striker was bought by Molde from Steinkjer in 2006. Ertsås was loaned out from Molde loaned to Sandefjord in the first half of the 2010-season,^[1] and scored the match-winning goal when Sandefjord won 2–1 against Molde on 21 March 2010.^[2] On 5 August 2010 he signed a two-year deal with Vejle.^[3] In March 2012, Ertsås signed with Norwegian First Division side Alta after being released from his contract with Vejle.^[4] He scored six goals in 20 matches for Alta during the 2012 season, when the team was relegated from the First Division. Ahead of the 2013 season, Ertsås signed a two-year contract with Hødd.^[5]

He retired after the 2017 season.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 29 July 2017

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Europe		Total		Note
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2005	Steinkjer	2. divisjon	26	18	0	0	—		26	18
2006			11	10	0	0	—		11	10
2006	Molde	Tippeligaen	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	[7]
2007		Adeccoligaen	23	7	0	0	—		23	7
2008		Tippeligaen	16	1	3	0	—		19	1
2009			21	4	5	2	—		26	6
2010	Sandefjord		16	2	2	0	—		18	2
2010–11	Vejle	1st Division	18	4	1	1	—		19	5	[8]
2011–12			1	0	0	0	—		1	0
2012	Alta	1. divisjon	20	6	2	0	—		22	6
2013	Hødd		24	2	1	0	2	0	27	2
2014	Alta		26	4	1	2	—		27	6
2015	Steinkjer	3. divisjon	25	31	1	0	—		26	31
2016			24	20	2	2	—		26	22
2017			12	6	3	1	—		15	7
Career total			269	115	21	8	3	0	293	123

References

1. "Ertsås til Sandefjord". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
2. "Ertsås: – Spesielt å score mot MFK". ap.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 21 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
3. "Ertsås klar for Vejle". rbnett.no (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
4. Steffensen, Karl Eirik (15 March 2012). "Signerer to spillere" (in Norwegian). Altaposten. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
5. Rise, Hans-Olav (5 April 2013). "Ertsås klar for Hødd" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
6. "Ertsås legger opp". Altaposten (in Norwegian). 25 October 2017. p. 16.
7. "Rune Ertsås". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
8. Vejle BK profile

External links

• (in Norwegian) National Caps