Rune Almenning Jarstein was born on 29 September 1984 and is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Herkules.
11 Facts About Rune Jarstein
1.
2.
Rune Jarstein started his career playing for local team Herkules in Skien.
3.
On 8 March 2010, Rune Jarstein signed for Viking, after losing his starting position to Daniel Orlund.
4.
On 12 April 2018, Rune Jarstein signed a new deal, keeping him at the club beyond 2019 when his current contract was about to expire.
5.
When manager Pal Dardai returned to relegation-threatened Hertha in January 2021, Rune Jarstein regained his starting position in goal.
6.
Rune Jarstein played eight league games before being sidelined in April 2021 after contracting COVID-19, which required medical treatment in a hospital.
7.
On 1 July 2023, Rune Jarstein left Hertha BSC due to arguments between him and the club.
8.
On 23 April 2024, Rune Jarstein came out of retirement and announced that he would rejoin his boyhood club Herkules.
9.
Rune Jarstein was capped 30 times at youth level for Norway.
10.
When Jon Knudsen was injured in 2011, Rune Jarstein became the new first-choice goalkeeper at the national team, and was the first choice until the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification started in September 2012, when Espen Bugge Pettersen played the match against Iceland.
11.
Rune Jarstein was however back in the starting line-up in the next match against Slovenia, and in January 2013 the goalkeeper coach on the national team Frode Grodas stated that Rune Jarstein was the first-choice goalkeeper.