Cato Hansen (born 26 May 1988) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Cato Hansen
Hansen with Bryne
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Bryne, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999–2007 Bryne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Bryne[1] 44 (10)
2009–2011 Brann[1] 23 (0)
2009Løv-Ham (loan) 9 (6)
2011–2012 Sogndal 20 (0)
2012–2014 Sandefjord 52 (9)
2015 Egersund 23 (8)
2016 Frøyland IL 5 (0)
2017 Rosseland 2 5 (4)
2018–2019 Rosseland 21 (21)
International career
2008–2009 Norway U-21[2] 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Hansen came to Brann from Bryne before the 2009 season.[3] At Bryne, he played 45 times, scoring 10 goals in the Norwegian First Division.[1]

On 7 August 2009, Hansen was loaned out to the first division club Løv-Ham for the remainder of the 2009 season.[4]

On 29 March 2012, Hansen signed for Sandefjord.

Hansen has also played eight games for the Norway U21 national team.[2]

Personal life

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He is the son of former Norway international footballer Hugo Hansen and his sister, Hege, plays as a striker for the Toppserien club Arna-Bjørnar, as well as being capped for Norway women's national football team, with youngest sister Tuva Hansen a Bayern Munich player.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bryne 2006 Norwegian First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
2007 14 5 1 1 15 6
2008 26 5 0 0 26 5
Total 44 10 1 1 45 11
Brann 2009 Tippeligaen 6 0 4 2 10 2
2010 17 0 2 1 19 1
Total 23 0 6 3 29 3
Løv-Ham (loan) 2009 Norwegian First Division 9 6 0 0 9 6
Sogndal 2011 Tippeligaen 20 0 4 2 24 2
Sandefjord 2012 Norwegian First Division 29 8 2 0 31 8
2013 19 1 1 0 20 1
2014 1. divisjon 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 42 9 3 0 45 9
Egersund 2015 2. divisjon 23 8 1 0 23 8
Career total 171 33 15 6 186 39

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Cato Hansen". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Fotball.no - Siden ble ikke funnet". Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Cato Hansen klar for Brann" (in Norwegian). brann.no. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Cato Hansen til Løv-Ham" (in Norwegian). ba.no. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
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