Henrik Gustavsen (born 8 April 1992) is a
Norwegian footballer who played most of his career for
Notodden, as a
midfielder
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.
Career
Gustavsen joined
Sandefjord Fotball in 2009, from Halsen IF. He later signed his professional contract with the club, and made his debut for Sandefjord in the
Tippeligaen on 21 March
2010
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, in a 3-1 home victory against
Molde FK
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, replacing
Panajotis Dimitriadis in the dying minutes of the match. Gustavsen played in 15 matches for Sandefjord, with his club being relegated.
Moving on to
Notodden FK, 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
Footballers from Tønsberg
Norwegian men's footballers
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Men's association football midfielders
Norway men's youth international footballers
Sandefjord Fotball players
Notodden FK players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Sandefjord Fotball non-playing staff
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