Olof Viktor Detlof Guterstam (born 4 January 1983) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a striker. He spent most of his career at

IF Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is t ...

, but also represented

FC Brussels Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels F.C., often simply referred to as RWDM Brussels, F.C. Brussels or simply Brussels was a Belgian association football club based in the municipality of Molenbeek in the Brussels Capital-Region. They last pl ...

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differe ...

IK Frej IK Frej is a Swedish sports club located in Täby kyrkby. It currently plays in Division 4, the sixth tier in Swedish football. Background IK Frej was founded 5 February 1968 by Åke Berghagen and his friends. Today, IK Frej has more than 1200 ...

, and

Älvsjö AIK FF Älvsjö () is a district of the city of Stockholm Municipality in Sweden, located in the borough Älvsjö (borough), Älvsjö in Söderort. It has the biggest rentable facility in northern Europe called Stockholm International Fairs, and also t ...

during a career that spanned between 2002 and 2012. He won two

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for the

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in 2007.

Club career

Early career

Guterstam arrived at

Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is t ...

in 2002, having previously played for

Enskede IK Enskede IK is a Swedish football club located in Gamla Enskede, Stockholm. Background Since their foundation in 1914 Enskede IK has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system but since 2004 they have resided ...

and

Älvsjö AIK Älvsjö AIK FF is a Swedish football club located in Älvsjö within Stockholm Municipality. Background Älvsjö AIK was formed on 23 May 1915. The first and largest section of the newly formed club was football. Other sports played included b ...

as a

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and as a winger. At Brommapojkarna he was retrained to be a striker, at the initiative of the then manager of the team, Benny Persson.

Brommapojkarna

Guterstam was the joint top scorer of the

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season with 17 goals, alongside

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. He was also instrumental in taking Brommapojkarna to

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, the highest division in Swedish football, scoring two goals in the qualifiers against

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in November 2006. He played 25 games with Brommapojkarna in Allsvenskan and scored 4 goals. Brommapojkarna finished last in Allsvenskan and the club was relegated to Superettan.

Loan to FC Brussels

Instead of following the club to Superettan, Guterstam signed a half-year loan contract with a Belgian club,

. Guterstam scored 4 goals in 14 games for the Belgian club.

Loan to Hammarby IF

In May 2008, Guterstam returned to Brommapojkarna. Shortly after his return he signed a half-year loan contract, with an option of a permanent transfer, with Swedish club

. After a poor start with the club, he improved and eventually managed to score two goals. Despite his improvement, Hammarby did not choose to buy him after the contract expired.

Later career and retirement

On 25 December 2010, Guterstam left

after 8 years at the club and signed a two-year contract with

, who had just been promoted to

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. He finished up his competitive footballing career by playing a season for his boyhood club Älvsjö AIK in Division 3. In 2014, Guterstam was inducted into Brommapojkarna's

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International career

Guterstam was called up to the Sweden national team for the first time for their

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n tour in January 2007. He made his international debut in a 2–1 loss against

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. He won his second and last international

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four days later, when Sweden lost 2–0 to

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Personal life

In the beginning of his professional football career, Guterstam also attended

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in order to become a

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. Following his retirement from professional football, he took up his medical studies again after a 4-year hiatus. Guterstam currently serves as a

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual *

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top scorer:

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(shared with

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Hall of Fame: 2014

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guterstam, Olof 1983 births Living people Men's association football forwards Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Allsvenskan players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Division 3 (Swedish football) players Belgian Pro League players IF Brommapojkarna players R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players Hammarby Fotboll players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Enskede IK players Footballers from Stockholm