Anders Nordstad (born 14 August 1964) is a Norwegian pundit on agricultural and food policy. He is also a retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 1964 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Asker | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Frigg | |||
| –1986 | Bærum | ||
| 1986–1992 | VfR Mannheim | ||
| 1992–1995 | Stabæk | 61 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played junior football for Asker and senior football for Frigg and Bærum. Moving to Mannheim to study business administration, he featured for third-tier club VfR Mannheim.[1] After six years in Germany, he returned to Norway in the summer of 1992 and trained with Bærum and Stabæk. He chose to sign for Stabæk,[2][3] securing promotions from 1993 2. divisjon and 1994 1. divisjon. In the 1995 Tippeligaen, he played seven league games[4] before retiring.
He worked as a grain and soy trader, among others in Lantmännen and Denofa. From 2021 to 2022 he was the secretary-general of the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union.[5][6] After leaving, he started as a blogger and public speaker on agrarian policy and food security.[7]
He won the award Årets formidler in 2022 and the Beredskapsprisen for 2023.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Anders Nordstad". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 23 July 1986. p. 9.
- ^ Tøien, Per (3 June 1992). "Hva velger du, Anders?". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). p. 17.
- ^ Knoph, Arne (26 June 1992). "Anders Nordstad valgte Stabæk". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). p. 19.
- ^ Anders Nordstad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Anders Nordstad ny generalsekretær i Bonde- og Småbrukarlaget" (in Norwegian). Landbruk24. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Anders Nordstad går av som generalsekretær i Bonde-og Småbrukarlaget" (in Norwegian). Landbruk24. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Velo, Pål (13 September 2023). "Norges matrefser: – Vi som forbrukere skal bli litt forbannet over det som skjer". Morgenbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Anders Nordstad vant matpris: – Kan være mer åpen og ærlig". Nationen (in Norwegian). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Nøsen, Eva Marie Larsen (23 April 2024). "Nordstad vant beredskapspris". Nationen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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