Olof Guterstam

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Olof Guterstam
Personal information
Full name Olof Viktor Detlof Guterstam
Date of birth (1983-01-04) January 4, 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Enskede IK
Älvsjö AIK FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2010 Brommapojkarna[1] 209 (54)
2008 → FC Brussels (loan)[2] 14 (4)
2008 → Hammarby (loan) 16 (2)
2011 IK Frej 23 (6)
2012 Älvsjö AIK FF 19 (17)
Total 281 (85)
National team
2007 Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Olof Viktor Detlof Guterstam (born 4 January 1983) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career at IF Brommapojkarna, but also represented FC Brussels, Hammarby IF, IK Frej, and Älvsjö AIK FF during a career that spanned between 2002 and 2012. He won two caps for the Sweden national football team in 2007.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Guterstam arrived at Brommapojkarna in 2002, having previously played for Enskede IK and Älvsjö AIK as a midfielder and as a winger.[3] At Brommapojkarna he was retrained to be a striker, at the initiative of the then manager of the team, Benny Persson.[4]

Brommapojkarna[]

Guterstam was the joint top scorer of the 2006 Superettan season with 17 goals, alongside Falkenbergs FF's Stefan Rodevåg.[5] He was also instrumental in taking Brommapojkarna to Allsvenskan, the highest division in Swedish football, scoring two goals in the qualifiers against BK Häcken in November 2006.[6] He played 25 games with Brommapojkarna in Allsvenskan and scored 4 goals. Brommapojkarna finished last in Allsvenskan and the club was relegated to Superettan.

Loan to FC Brussels[]

Instead of following the club to Superettan, Guterstam signed a half-year loan contract with a Belgian club, FC Brussels.[7] Guterstam scored 4 goals in 14 games for the Belgian club.

Loan to Hammarby IF[]

In May 2008, Guterstam returned to Brommapojkarna. Shortly after his return he signed a half-year loan contract, with an option of a permanent transfer, with Swedish club Hammarby IF.[3] After a poor start with the club, he improved and eventually managed to score two goals. Despite his improvement, Hammarby did not choose to buy him after the contract expired.[8]

Later career and retirement[]

On 25 December 2010, Guterstam left IF Brommapojkarna after 8 years at the club and signed a two-year contract with IK Frej, who had just been promoted to Division 1 Norra.[9] He finished up his competitive footballing career by playing a season for his boyhood club Älvsjö AIK in Division 3.[10]

In 2014, Guterstam was inducted into Brommapojkarna's Hall of Fame.[11]

International career[]

Guterstam was called up to the Sweden national team for the first time for their South American tour in January 2007.[12] He made his international debut in a 2–1 loss against Ecuador.[13] He won his second and last international cap four days later, when Sweden lost 2–0 to Venezuela.[14]

Personal life[]

In the beginning of his professional football career, Guterstam also attended medical school at Karolinska Institutet in order to become a physician.[15] Following his retirement from professional football, he took up his medical studies again after a 4-year hiatus.[10] Guterstam currently serves as a medical specialist at Stureby clinic.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of 7 June 2013[17]

Club[]

Club Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
IF Brommapojkarna 2002 Superettan 14 0 — 14 0
2003 Superettan 27 5 — 27 5
2004 Superettan 27 8 — 27 8
2005 Superettan 28 12 — 28 12
2006 Superettan 30 17 — 30 17
2007 Allsvenskan 25 4 — 25 4
Total 151 46 — 151 46
FC Brussels (loan) 2007–08 Belgian Pro League 14 4 — — 14 4
Hammarby IF (loan) 2008 Allsvenskan 16 2 — 16 2
IF Brommapojkarna 2009 Allsvenskan 30 5 — 30 5
2010 Allsvenskan 28 3 1 0 — 29 3
Total 58 8 1 0 — 59 8
IK Frej 2011 Division 1 Norra 23 6 — 23 6
Älvsjö AIK FF Division 3 Södra Svealand 19 19 — 19 19
Career total 281 85 1 0 — 282 85

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[18]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2007 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

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  2. ^ Olof Guterstam | FOOTGOAL
  3. ^ a b "11. Olof Guterstam" (in Swedish). Brommapojkarna. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  4. ^ "Olof redo skjuta BP till toppen". 21 October 2006.
  5. ^ "Webb-tv: Rodevåg om flytten till ÖSK" (in Swedish). Nerikes Allehanda. 2006. Retrieved 2010-01-19.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "BP klart för Allsvenskan!" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2006. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  7. ^ "fotbollsverige.se" (in Swedish). fotbollsverige.se. 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  8. ^ "Hammarby nyttjar inte option på Guterstam" (in Swedish). Hammarby fotboll. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  9. ^ Olof Guterstam skriver tvåårskontrakt med IK Frej
  10. ^ a b "Guterstam återvänder till Älvsjö AIK". 13 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Hall of Fame – BP".
  12. ^ "Herr: Nya namn i landslaget" (in Swedish). Svenska fotbollförbundet. 2006. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  13. ^ "Ecuador - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll".
  14. ^ "Venezuela - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll".
  15. ^ Lars Grimlund (2007). "Landslaget ett avbrott från studierna" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  16. ^ http://www.ptj.se/stureby-vardcentral/var-verksamhet/distriktslakare/
  17. ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Olof Guterstam". Eliteprospects. 7 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Olof Guterstam - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  19. ^ a b "Hall of Fame – BP" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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