Cato Guntveit
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cato Falck Guntveit | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Drammen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Øystese | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Fana | |||
| 1995–1999 | Brann | 78 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Aberdeen | 69 | (5) |
| 2002–2010 | Brann | 95 | (3) |
| 2011– | Øystese | 18 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 Oktober 2012. | |||
Cato Guntveit is a retired Norwegian footballer who played for SK Brann the most of his career. He was the captain of Brann from 2004 until Brann coach Mons Ivar Mjelde decided Martin 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. He retired from football in after the 2010 season.
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 coach Harald 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 the Norwegian Premier League and reached the cup final.
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 summer 2002 he returned to Brann after being released from Aberdeen, having played 69 games and scored 5 goals.
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