 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fredrik Gulsvik | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Flå, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Simensbråten | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Flå | |||
| Las Palmas | |||
| Maspalomas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Odd Grenland | 72 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | Sandefjord | 24 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Mjøndalen | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Funnefoss/Vormsund | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | Fjellhamar | 10 | (4) |
| 2014– | Simensbråten | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005– | Norway U-16/U-17/U-18/U-19 | ||
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 July 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 June 2008 | |||
Fredrik Gulsvik (born 29 August 1989) is a Norwegian former footballer. He played in Tippeligaen with Odd Grenland and Sandefjord, in addition to Mjøndalen before he decided to retire at the age of 22.
Club career
[edit]Gulsvik was born in Flå and began his career with local side Flå before he transferred to Spanish club UD Las Palmas. Accompanied by his mother and sister, Gulsvik stayed in Spain for four years, playing for Las Palmas and CD Maspalomas.[1] He signed a three-year contract with Odd Grenland in 2007, then in the Tippeligaen, and was considered by the club to be one of their more promising players.[2] He played for Odd's junior side until the club promoted Gulsvik to the senior team after he impressed his manager while training in Cyprus.[3] He debuted in a 2-1 defeat to Strømsgodset on 9 April 2007.[4]
He became noted for possessing a powerful shot. In his inaugural season, Gulsvik converted a long-range strike against Lyn which was named goal of the year for 2007.[2] His assistant manager, Morten Rønningen, compared him to John Carew and remarked positively on his strength and pace.[3] Gulsvik acquired the nickname "Super-Mac" in reference to a character that appeared in the magazine Buster.[2]
After some time at Sandefjord, Gulsvik joined Mjøndalen IF in 2011. He scored on debut for Mjøndalen, but that was also his only goal for the club. In July 2012 he decided to retire from professional football.[5] He did, however, continued to play football in the lower leagues, and the last team he played on was the 6th Division club Simensbråten as of 2015. In 2016 he was arrested for being in possession of cocaine at a club in Oslo.
Personal life
[edit]On 13 January 2024, Gulsvik smuggled 16 kg of cocaine from the Netherlands to Norway. This was due to the fact that he had been struggling with gambling debt for many years. He was investigated by the Norwegian police. Gulsvik has been linked to the criminal underworld and to a known convicted felon and accomplice, Marius Borg Høiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit.[6]
International career
[edit]Gulsvik represented the Norwegian Football Team at the U-16, U-17, U-18, and U-19 levels, scoring his first goal in a 3-1 defeat of Portugal's U-18s.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007 | Odd Grenland | Tippeligaen | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 5 |
| 2008 | Adeccoligaen | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | Sandefjord | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Adeccoligaen | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2011 | Mjøndalen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Funnefoss/Vormsund | 3. divisjon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | Fjellhamar | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Simensbråten | 6. Divisjon | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 |
| Career Total | 120 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 139 | 28 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ (in Norwegian) Haraldsen, Stian (2007), - Jeg har alltid hatt et godt skuddbein, Dagbladet, 23 April 2007, dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ a b c (in Norwegian) Odd Grenland Profile Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, oddgrenland.no. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ a b (in Norwegian) Roy Kvatningen (2007), Den nye John Carew, Nettavisen, 25 April 2007, pub.tv2.no. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ a b (in Norwegian) Profile: 23 Fredrik Gulsvik, tv2sporten.no. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ "Gulsvik legger opp". dt.no (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Andersen, Gordon; Widerøe, Rolf J; Tobiassen, Markus; Tommelstad, Bjørnar (6 December 2024). "Den siste turen". VG Nett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- (in Norwegian) Odd Grenland Profile, oddgrenland.no. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- (in Norwegian) Profile: 23 Fredrik Gulsvik, tv2sporten.no. Retrieved 2 July 2008.