Geir Hasund (born 3 July 1971) is a former

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player that played as an offensive midfielder or forward at Hødd,

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and Brann. He was capped for Norway at U21-level.

Career

After playing for Hødd, like his father

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did, he became top goalscorer in the 1992 1. divisjon with 24 goals, 8 of which came in a single match against

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. Hasund moved to

in 1993 where he made his debut in

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. His chances in Viking were limited, and after only one season at the club he was brought to Brann by Anders Giske. While playing for Brann, Hasund scored a number of extremely important goals. In the second leg of the semi-finals of the

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against

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Hasund scored the last and deciding goal when Brann were three goals down but scored four times during 15 minutes in the last half. Hasund also scored important a goal in the 1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup tie against

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, and in the quarter-final against

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Hasund scored Brann's equaliser in their drawn home-leg. Hasund was one of many players that were released by the club in 1998, and he played the rest of his career at

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References

1971 births Living people People from Ulstein Norwegian men's footballers IL Hødd players Viking FK players SK Brann players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Åsane Fotball players Men's association football midfielders Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Møre og Romsdal {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub