Cato Guntveit
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| Cato Guntveit | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Cato Falck Guntveit | |
| Date of birth | August 6, 1975 (age 31) | |
| Place of birth | Drammen, Norway | |
| Height | 178 cm | |
| Playing position | Left/right fullback Left/right winger |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | SK Brann | |
| Number | 4 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
 Fana I.L. |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995-1999 1999-2001 2002- |
SK Brann Aberdeen F.C. SK Brann |
78 (4) 69 (5) 46 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Cato Guntveit is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for SK Brann. He was the captain of Brann from 2004 until recently, when Brann coach Mons Ivar Mjelde decided Martin Andresen should take over the captaincy prior to the 2006 season. Guntveit played briefly for local club Fana before joining Brann in 1995. He also spent two seasons at Aberdeen, but has played in Brann since 2002. Guntveit is married and has two children. One of the few "local lads" in Brann, he owns and works in a toyshop in Bergen. His contract is due to expire in 2008.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early career
Guntveit made his debut for Brann at age 20, under coach Hallvar Thoresen. Thoresen used him frequently as a full back, but when Thoresen was fired, things took a turn for the worse for Guntveit, and he spent less time on the pitch. The following seasons, Guntveit failed to secure a steady first team place, but in the 1998 season, he regained his place for Brann. During that season, new coach Harald Aabrekk moved Guntveit up to the midfield as a right winger, where he enjoyed considerable success, and was seen as a primal factor for Brann's success in 1999, when the club finished 3rd in the Norwegian Premier League and reached the cup final.
[edit] Spell at Aberdeen
In 1999, Cato Guntveit was signed by the Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen as a free transfer. He gained a reputation as a committed player, but his career in the Scottish outfit was hampered due to several injuries. In the summer 2002 however, he returned to Brann after being released from Aberdeen due to the club's financial problems, having played 69 games and scored 5 goals.
[edit] Return to Brann
After returning to Brann, it took Guntveit nearly a year to make his debut, due to a mysterious injury. When he finally made his debut however, he became an integral part of the team, and was once again named a primal factor for Brann's success, this time in the latter half of the 2003 season.
In 2004, Guntveit became the captain of Brann, but he missed the final as Brann won the Norwegian Cup in 2004 (their first trophy since 1982) because of a suspension. In 2005, the arrival of Martin Andresen threatened Guntveit's captaincy, as many believed the Norwegian national team captain (Andresen) would (or should) become the captain of Brann. However, Guntveit remained the captain of Brann, but has revealed that the captaincy distracted him from his game, and he was recently stripped of the captaincy prior to the 2006 season, when coach Mons Ivar Mjelde made Andresen captain in a widely anticipated move.
Recently, Guntveit has been hampered by a long-term achilles injury which he got during a training camp in La Manga, Spain. He has undergone surgery, and is expected to return at some point in June.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Norway
- Norwegian cup: 2004
[edit] External links
| S.K. Brann - Current Squad |
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1 Thorbjørnsen | 3 Dahl | 4 Guntveit | 5 Corrales | 6 Haugen | 7 Gashi | 8 Andresen | 9 Solli | 10 Sæternes | 11 Vaagan Moen | 12 Opdal | 13 Huseklepp | 14 Jaiteh | 15 Hanstveit | 17 Bakke | 18 Bjarnason | 19 Misje | 20 Ludvigsen | 21 Sigurðsson | 22 Helstad | 28 Björnsson | 77 Winters | Coach Mjelde |
