Cato Hansen

Cato Hansen
	Hansen with Bryne
Personal information
Date of birth	26 May 1988 (age 36)
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
2006–2008	Bryne
2009–2011	Brann
2009	→ Løv-Ham (loan)
2011–2012	Sogndal
2012–2014	Sandefjord
2015	Egersund
2016	Frøyland IL
2017	Rosseland 2
2018–2019	Rosseland
International career
2008–2009	Norway U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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]

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.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
Club	Season	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	Tippeligaen	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	Norwegian First Division	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

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

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