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Goals scored for Rosenberg. Now the legend has been fired from her job.
During the corona epidemic, a record number of people have been laid off and much of the business community faces a major restructuring in which many employees have to find new career paths. In this series of articles, Nettavisen focuses on profiled people who may find something completely different to do.
– Yes that’s fine. Or well and well. I was fired one hundred percent in November because we did not get the support we wanted from the authorities, and I think management is doing the right thing by limiting activity to what is most necessary. These are difficult times, it applies to many, says Harald Martin Brattbakk by phone to Nettavisen.
Brattbakk is known to most people as the striker who scored goals on demand for Rosenborg for several years. The departure from the big club may not have been as he had imagined, but he already had a plan for the future.
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– When I finished football, I wanted to do something completely different. He didn’t want to go straight to football, although he could. It was about my own development and curiosity. Soccer had taken over a large part of my adult life, it was okay to take a break. Even if you stop playing, it is possible to do sports work anyway.
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Fascinated
– He had had a slight fascination with flying for a long time, it was probably a growing and budding interest that only got bigger. I started getting my airplane certificate while I was still playing, and I thought this was something I could have for a job. Then the snowball just started rolling.
The career of the goal machine began and ended in Rosenborg, and it can, among other things, look back on eight golden leagues and two cup championships. He has also played for clubs such as Bodø / Glimt, Celtic and FC Copenhagen.
Brattbakk began his pilot training even before putting the famous shoes on the shelf for good, and has worked as a pilot for Norwegian since 2010. This has been combined in recent years with smaller positions and tasks in Rosenborg, but then came March. 2020, and Norway, like much of the world, had to close.
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– I was fired from Norwegian and RBK on the same day. It wasn’t really surprising, I knew a bit what it was like. Now it’s getting better, you can buy in stores, but at first it was very strange. Then I was completely left with nothing to do and just sat at home. We learn to live with it, but I’d rather fly more and be active in Lerkendal, says Brattbakk, who left his job at RBK this week.
– not so hard
Transitions are something that the Norwegian population has become well acquainted with over the past year. An ordinary everyday life has been replaced by a “new” everyday life with alcohol, social distancing, and cohorts. When Brattbakk talks about his life transition from soccer pro to pilot, it turns out the former top scorer didn’t have much trouble replacing turf with the air forces.
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– This may sound strange, but I don’t think it was difficult. He was so determined that this was something he wanted. There are very few things in the world that are very difficult to achieve. There are some professions that require extreme knowledge and intelligence, but in general, the vast majority of professions in society are achievable for the vast majority. For me, it was more about getting fashionable, going back to school, and going to school. I think it was very exciting to read about things that I didn’t know before, and when you are interested in something, it is immediately easier to implement something.
– What was perhaps demanding was that I was 35-36 years old when I started with this, so it had been a while since I sat on the bench at school. It was a bit challenging, especially in 2006 when I was sitting at home reading. It was a challenge to get used to being a student again, along with the fact that it was a completely new subject. From the beginning I realized that I couldn’t play football until I was 70, so I knew it. I keep playing, but it is underpaid with old boys soccer at RBK.
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– Was there a special moment that let you know that you had to make a change?
– No, it happened over time. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, I realized that there was not necessarily a contract extension at Rosenborg. There were many other clubs that loved me, but it became a question of the future for me. Should I take a year in Oslo or Bergen to play around a bit, just to put in everything else I have to do anyway? When my contract with Rosenborg expired, I thought I could look back on a long career (no injuries!), So it was more like an acknowledgment that I had done well and that I could go ahead with a clear conscience.
– This was a thought that had matured over time, it was not as if I played on a Sunday and was without a contract on Monday, it happened over time. It probably eased the transition, I was mentally prepared so that football was not my main source of income.
Brattbakk can, however, reveal that the departure of Rosenborg, the club he liked the most, was not necessarily the way he wanted it.
– That said, I was actually not allowed to continue at RBK. I think he was upset. Of course, a lot of people get the heavy message, but I felt it a bit. So it was good to put football aside, and that made the transition easier for me. Soccer is cynical at times, but I’ve thought about it in hindsight and. Maybe it’s the desire to be the best all the time in a competitive environment that’s a little different.
Never hurt
Brattbakk further explains that the club wanted to focus on the younger players, but that he himself thought they performed well both on the team and individually.
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– I did not agree with the explanation, but they wanted a generational change, he says, and continues:
– I think it was a bit unfair when I had to join RBK. I was never injured, but it could have made it a little easier to hit me in Trondheim. Physics was never a challenge for me, I was always at the forefront of physical testing, until I quit. My competitive instinct is very strong and it is a natural reaction to feel a bit unfair when you are not allowed to continue.
It’s hard not to get involved when talking to Brattbakk. He has taken the path from the soccer field to the booth with open arms, and it is not certain that he will stop at the end either.
Definitely
– Have you had any doubts about your choice?
– No. Absolutely not. There comes a time when I think ‘should I do more than fly? A new address? ». I’m still curious about things, I may not have fully decided what I want to be when I’m older. I’m not sure this is my last career choice, I’m not. Curiosity led me to the aviation industry and I am constantly curious about new things. There is a limit to how many students you can go to school and I feel that it is very rewarding to be in practical work. I have a thirst for knowledge, yes, but not so much that I can once again sit on the bench at school one hundred percent.
– What could have been a new career choice then?
– I started law at some point in the early 2000s. It had been a fun way to go. It is not too late either, but it is the school desk. I think maybe it’s the curiosity to learn something new that makes me succeed both on the football field and in my new career. The big advantage here is that I can work with people, and when I left football I discovered that the dressing room that I loved in my football life, I also had it in Værnes with my team when we went flying. It’s something I like, I have to be with people. You can recreate a wardrobe and a team is like teammates.
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I miss more
– What do you miss most and least about your old career?
– What I miss the least is all the time you spend preparing for battle and training. It’s as simple as sitting in front of the screen on a Tuesday night with a beer in hand, then it’s good not to have a bad conscience about having a fight tomorrow. The limitations that I put on as a professional beyond, are the ones that I miss the least. If it had only been to face each other on game day, I would have done it until I retired.
– What I miss the most is achieving something with others. I know myself so well that I know I have the same drive when I fly. I want to get away quickly, have things in place, just do a good job. It’s about being sharp all the time. What I miss the most about football is the opportunity to score one more goal, improve a little, or beat an opponent even better. It is simply the competitive instinct, or the curiosity to get better at things.
– What does the future hold, when things are normal again?
– Until closing in March, I worked one hundred percent in Norwegian, as it could be combined with a small role in Rosenborg. Then you can see where you put more pressure in the future. I still think flying is fun, I enjoy that job. I haven’t thought about it that far, but as I say: football is close to my heart. I am no stranger to spending one hundred percent there and at some point, but I have not made a final decision.
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