Harald Brattbakk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harald Martin Brattbakk | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1989 | Kolstad IL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Rosenborg | 14 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Bodø/Glimt | 41 | (24) |
| 1994–1997 | Rosenborg | 100 | (97) |
| 1997–2000 | Celtic | 44 | (12) |
| 2000–2001 | Copenhagen | 31 | (14) |
| 2001–2006 | Rosenborg | 109 | (54) |
| 2005 | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2008 | Kolstad Fotball | 5 | (2) |
| Total | 355 | (208) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995–2004 | Norway | 17 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Harald Martin Brattbakk (born 1 February 1971 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian former football player, now working as a pilot. He was the all time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011.
He has played for Kolstad, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, F.C. Copenhagen and Bodø/Glimt (loan).
Brattbakk is most known for his goalscoring abilities for the Norwegian club Rosenborg BK where he has enjoyed three spells (1990–91, 1994–97 and 2001–06) scoring most of his goals which has helped him reach the top of the all-time goalscoring chart in the Norwegian Premier League.
At Celtic, where he played from December 1997 to January 2000, Brattbakk seemed overawed by the pressures of playing for one of Scotland's Old Firm clubs. Though he did enjoy some success with the club — including hitting the clinching goal against St Johnstone to help them win the SPL title on the final day of the 1997–1998 season, and scoring all four goals in a 4–0 win over Kilmarnock that same year — his spell in Glasgow was generally characterised by nervous performances and insufficient goals.
However, Brattbakk has been very successful in Norway. With 166 goals he was the highest-scoring player in the history of the Norwegian Premier League, until his record was beat by Sigurd Rushfeldt on 29 May 2011. Moreover, his record in the Champions League is an impressive one, and includes goals against such top sides as Real Madrid and Milan. He scored 28 goals in 66 matches for Rosenborg BK and scored 4 goals in 9 matches for Celtic in various European Cups. In November 2001, he scored twice against his old club Celtic as Rosenborg defeated them 2–0 in a Champions League tie in Trondheim.
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