- Cato Guntveit
Football player infobox
playername = Cato Guntveit
fullname = Cato Falck Guntveit [http://skatt.vg.no/?do=more&k=1201&id=6bc26de0ef02dc73c7782dedfdd3c01e VG Netts Skattelister ] ]
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|8|6
cityofbirth =Drammen
countryofbirth =Norway
height = 178 cm
currentclub = Brann
clubnumber = 4
position = Left/right fullbackLeft/right winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =Fana I.L.
years = 1995-19991999-20012002-
clubs = BrannAberdeen
Brann
caps(goals) = 78 (4) [http://www.brann.no/index.php?valg=spiller&spiller=6 Sportsklubben Brann - Ekte lidenskap har et navn ] ] 69 (5)64 (3)
pcupdate = April 14 2008Cato Guntveit is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for
SK Brann . He was the captain of Brann from 2004 until recently, when Brann coachMons Ivar Mjelde decidedMartin Andresen should take over the captaincy prior to the 2006 season. Guntveit played briefly for local club Fana before joining Brann in 1995. He also spent two seasons at Aberdeen, but has played in Brann since 2002. Guntveit is married and has two children. One of the few "local lads" in Brann, he owns and works in a toyshop in Bergen. His contract is due to expire in 2008.Biography
Early career
Guntveit made his debut for Brann at age 20, under coach
Hallvar Thoresen . Thoresen used him frequently as a full back, but when Thoresen was fired, things took a turn for the worse for Guntveit, and he spent less time on the pitch. The following seasons, Guntveit failed to secure a steady first team place, but in the 1998 season, he regained his place for Brann. During that season, new coachHarald Aabrekk moved Guntveit up to the midfield as a right winger, where he enjoyed considerable success, and was seen as a primal factor for Brann's success in 1999, when the club finished 3rd in theNorwegian Premier League and reached the cup final.pell at Aberdeen
In 1999, Cato Guntveit was signed by the
Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen as a free transfer. He gained a reputation as a committed player, but his career in the Scottish outfit was hampered due to several injuries. In the summer 2002 however, he returned to Brann after being released from Aberdeen due to the club's financial problems, having played 69 games and scored 5 goals.Return to Brann
After returning to Brann, it took Guntveit nearly a year to make his debut, due to a mysterious injury. When he finally made his debut however, he became an integral part of the team, and was once again named a primal factor for Brann's success, this time in the latter half of the 2003 season.
In 2004, Guntveit became the captain of Brann, but he missed the final as Brann won the Norwegian Cup in 2004 (their first trophy since 1982) because of a suspension. In 2005, the arrival of Martin Andresen threatened Guntveit's captaincy, as many believed the Norwegian national team captain (Andresen) would (or should) become the captain of Brann. However, Guntveit remained the captain of Brann, but has revealed that the captaincy distracted him from his game, and he was recently stripped of the captaincy prior to the 2006 season, when coach Mons Ivar Mjelde made Andresen captain in a widely anticipated move.
Honours
Norway
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Norwegian Premier League : 2007*Norwegian cup: 2004
References
External links
* [http://www.brann.no/index.php?valg=spiller&spiller=6 Official SK Brann profile on Cato Guntveit]
Persondata
NAME= Guntveit, Cato Falck
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Guntveit, Cato
SHORT DESCRIPTION=footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1975-8-6
PLACE OF BIRTH=Drammen ,Norway
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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