Douglas Edward Alexander "Eddie" Gustafsson McIntosh (born 31 January 1977) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. Starting off his career with IFK Stockholm in 1993, he went on to play professionally in Norway for three clubs and in Austria for Red Bull Salzburg before retiring in 2014. A full international between 2000 and 2010, he won ten caps for the Sweden national team.

Career

Early career

Gustafsson grew up in the United States before he moved to Sweden where he started playing for IFK Stockholm and IFK Norrköping before transferring to

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

in 2002, playing for

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. He was their first choice for three seasons, but as his contract expired after the 2004 season he decided to find a new club. He went on several fruitless trials for clubs in Europe and the US, and joined another Norwegian club, Hamarkameratene. The stay only lasted for year. After the 2005 season, Gustafsson signed with FK Lyn.

Red Bull Salzburg

On 8 January 2009 it was announced that Gustafsson had signed a contract with

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. On 18 April 2010, in an

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match against

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, Gustafsson broke his leg when fouled by Linz forward Lukas Kragl. As Gustafsson went to clear the ball following a through pass, Kragl tried to block but was late and caught Gustafsson midway up his left shin. Gustafsson broke both his tibia and fibula in the tackle. Kragl only received a yellow card for the tackle, whilst the same punishment was given to Gustafsson's teammate Christoph Leitgeb for his reaction towards Kragl following the foul. Gustafsson underwent surgery the same night. Gustafsson celebrated his first post-injury appearance in a midseason friendly against FC Spartak Moscow on 20 January 2011. Over the following years, Gustafsson never fully achieved a comeback to the starting lineup, instead filling the role of backup goalkeeper behind

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and later

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. Gustafsson last appeared as a goalkeeper in Salzburg's final 2013-2014 Bundesliga home match on 4 May 2014 against SV Ried. He was substituted by

in the 78th minute, marking his retirement from professional football.

International career

Gustafsson made his debut for

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on 31 January 2000 in a 1–0 win against

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. He was a stand-by player for

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and

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. He played a total of ten games for Sweden between 2000 and 2010.

Career statistics

International

Honors

Red Bull Salzburg * Austrian League: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14 *

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: 2011–12, 2013–14 Individual * Goalkeeper of the year (Norway):

* Goalkeeper of the year (Austria): 2010

References

External links

Profile at lynfotball.netGuardian Football
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gustafsson, Eddie 1977 births Living people Swedish people of African-American descent Swedish footballers Sweden international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden youth international footballers IFK Stockholm players IFK Norrköping players Hamarkameratene players Lyn Fotball players Molde FK players American emigrants to Sweden Expatriate footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway FC Red Bull Salzburg players Expatriate footballers in Austria Swedish expatriate footballers Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Association football goalkeepers Soccer players from Philadelphia