Henrik Gustavsen (born 8 April 1992) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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who played most of his career for

Notodden Notodden () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Notodden. Notodden was separated from the munic ...

, as a

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Career

Gustavsen joined

Sandefjord Fotball Sandefjord Fotball, commonly known simply as Sandefjord, is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on 10 September 1998. The club currently competes in Eliteserien, the top tier of the Norwegian football league system. Their home groun ...

in 2009, from Halsen IF. He later signed his professional contract with the club, and made his debut for Sandefjord in the

Tippeligaen Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...

on 21 March 2010, in a 3-1 home victory against

Molde FK Molde Fotballklubb () is a professional football club based in Molde, Norway, that competes in Eliteserien, the top flight of Norwegian football. Founded on 19 June 1911, the club was originally known as International and changed its name t ...

, replacing

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in the dying minutes of the match. Gustavsen played in 15 matches for Sandefjord, with his club being relegated. Moving on to

Notodden FK Notodden Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club located in Notodden. The team currently plays in 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. It was founded in 1999 as a merger between the football departments of SK ...

, he played 198 matches across all competitions and served as captain in their 2021 2. divisjon season, before leaving the club in late 2021. He was subsequently hired as head coach of Sandefjord U16.

References

External links

Sandefjord official profile
1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Tønsberg Norwegian footballers Association football midfielders Norway youth international footballers Sandefjord Fotball players Notodden FK players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Sandefjord Fotball non-playing staff {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub