Eddie Gustafsson

Eddie Gustafsson

Personal information
Full name	Douglas Edward Alexander Gustafsson McIntosh
Date of birth	31 January 1977 (1977-01-31)
Place of birth	Philadelphia, United States
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	1
Youth career
	IFK Stockholm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994	IFK Stockholm	4	(0)
1995–2001	IFK Norrköping	86	(0)
2002–2004	Molde	71	(0)
2005	Ham-Kam	26	(0)
2006–2008	Lyn Oslo	63	(0)
2009–	Red Bull Salzburg	60	(0)
National team‡
	Sweden U18	7	(0)
	Sweden U21	22	(0)
2000–	Sweden	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 October 2009

Douglas Edward Alexander Gustafsson McIntosh (born 31 January 1977 in Philadelphia, U.S.) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Red Bull Salzburg.

Career

Gustafsson started playing for IFK Stockholm and went on to IFK Norrköping before moving to Norway in 2002, playing for Molde. He was their first choice for three seasons, but as his contract expired after the 2004 season he decided to find a new club. He went on several fruitless trials for clubs in Europe and the USA, and joined another Norwegian club, Hamarkameratene. The stay only lasted for year. After the 2005 season, Gustafsson signed with F.C. Lyn Oslo. On 8 January 2009 it was announced that Gustafsson had signed a contract with FC Red Bull Salzburg.

On 18 April 2010 – in an Austrian Premier League match against LASK Linz, Gustafsson broke his leg after a foul by Linz forward Lukas Kragl. As Gustafsson went to clear the ball following a through pass, Kragl tried to block but was late and caught Gustafsson midway up his left shin. Gustaffson broke both his tibia and fibula in the tackle. Kragl only received a yellow card for the tackle, whilst the same punishment was given to Gustafsson's team mate Christoph Leitgeb for his reaction towards Kragl following the foul. Gustafsson underwent surgery the same night.

In the meantime he renewed his contract till 2015 and played for the first time after the foul as goalkeeper in the testmatch versus Spartak Moskau on 20 January 2011.

International

Playing his first international senior match in 2000, Gustafsson has been capped 10 times for his country. Prior to this he was eligible to play for the USA, but chose Sweden instead.

External links

• Profile at lynfotball.net
• Eddie Gustafsson on Playerhistory.com
• Guardian Football