Petter Bruer Hanssen (born 8 January 1986) is a

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who plays as a

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. He joined

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in August 2008 for a reported fee of 2 million

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. However, due to injuries, he was only able to amass 24 minutes of playing time in his first season with Start. He is known as a hard-working team player with good passing abilities.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanssen, Petter Bruer 1986 births Living people People from Stokke Footballers from Tønsberg Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers FK Tønsberg players Odds BK players IK Start players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Norwegian people