Stein Olav "Laffen" Hestad (born 30 June 1952) is a former Norwegian footballer. As his brother Harry Hestad he played for Molde FK, where he previously had club record with 681 first-team matches, including 249 top league matches (scoring 27 goals). Unlike his brother, "Laffen" was never capped for Norway.
Hestad won the silver medal in the Norwegian league in 1974 and 1987. He were also losing finalists in 1982 Norwegian Football Cup, and 1989 Norwegian Football Cup
He is the father of the footballers Daniel Berg Hestad, which recently surpassed him in number of first-team matches for Molde FK, and Peter Berg Hestad, as well as brother-in-law with the footballers Odd Berg and Jan Berg.