Career
He left the club two times for playing with the Turn- und Sportverein Altenholz at the Handball-Bundesliga, but both times he returned to the THW. From 1976 to 1978 he played for the THW at the Handball-Bundesliga. During the 1977/78 season he was the captain of the Zebras. Berner is geography and sports teacher.
Since July 2012 Olaf Berner is president of the THW Kiel.