Bernt Hulsker

Bernt Nikolai Hulsker (born 9 September 1977) is a retired Norwegian footballer as well as author, comedian, radio host,[1] and betting ambassador.[2] He was born in Den Haag, but grew up in Vestnes, Norway.

Bernt Hulsker

Personal information
Full name	Bernt Nikolai Hulsker
Date of birth	September 9, 1977
Place of birth	Den Haag, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1983–1994	Vestnes Varfjell
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995	Vestnes Varfjell	11	(7)
1996–1997	Tomrefjord
1998	Vestnes Varfjell	16	(15)
1999	Træff
1999–2004	Molde	114	(31)
2005	Vålerenga	13	(0)
2006–2007	AIK	24	(2)
2007	→ Start (loan)	9	(3)
2008–2010	Start	57	(18)
2010	→ Stabæk (loan)	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 31 March 2010

Club career

Hulsker was a powerful forward known for his temperament and sleazy comments on the pitch. He debuted in the Norwegian top division in 1999 for Molde FK. He played 114 top-flight games for the club before his move to Vålerenga in 2005, where he helped the team winning the league title in his first season. Except Vålerenga and Stabæk, Husker scored league goals for all the clubs he played for.

Media career

Hulsker participates in the football program "Foppall" on VGTV.[3] He also has his own footballpodcast on iTunes "Foppall with Bernt Hulsker", that immediately after release ended up on the iTunes leaderboard in Norway and stayed there ever since.

He became the center of media attention when in 2015, during the broadcast of draw for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs, upon Norway being paired with Hungary, he exclaimed "Drømlottning!" ("Dream pick!") while pounding the desk.[4] Norway would lose both playoff matches, and at the start of the tournament, Hulsker publicly apologized to Hungary through ambassador Anna Sikó and pledged to support the Hungarian team.[5][6]

Career statistics

Sources:[7][8]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Molde	1999	Tippeligaen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2000		21	7	2	6	2	1	25	14
	2001		23	8	3	3	—		26	11
	2002		24	9	3	2	—		27	11
	2003		23	3	1	4	5	0	29	7
	2004		21	4	3	1	—		24	5
	Total		114	31	12	16	7	1	133	48
Vålerenga	2005	Tippeligaen	13	0	6	12	2	1	21	13
AIK	2006	Allsvenskan	18	2	0	0	—		18	2
	2007		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		24	2	0	0	0	0	24	2
Start (loan)	2007	Tippeligaen	9	3	0	0	—		9	3
Start	2008	Adeccoligaen	23	8	1	1	—		24	9
	2009	Tippeligaen	27	9	0	0	—		27	9
	2010		7	1	0	0	—		7	1
	Total		66	21	1	1	—	—	67	22
Stabæk (loan)	2010	Tippeligaen	11	0	2	5	0	0	13	5
Career total			228	54	21	34	9	2	258	90

References

1. "Foppall med Bernt Hulsker by VG on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
2. "Bernt Hulsker har fått ny jobb". Sporten.com (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
3. "VGTV". VGTV. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
4. "Magyar válogatott: Válogatott: Álomsorsolás! Álomsorsolás! – az asztalt csapkodta örömében a norvég". 18 October 2015.
5. "VGTV".
6. Zoltán, Csizmazia. "A magyarokon röhögő norvég riporter Canossája, magyarul kért bocsánatot".
7. "B. Hulsker". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
8. "Bernt Hulsker". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 21 February 2020.