Pål Rustadstuen
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1982)}}
{{update after|2022|08|16}}
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Pål Rustadstuen (born 1 October 1982) is a Norwegian football midfielder who has been inactive since 2017.
Early life
Rustadstuen was born in Lillehammer, Norway on 1 October 1982.{{cite web|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/pals-herlige-hat-trick/s/12-95-3422976689|title=Påls herlige "hat-trick"|last=Jacobsen|first=Arild|date=2005-06-02|publisher=Nettavisen Sports|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}} He attended Norges Toppidrettsgymnas (NTG), a secondary school focused on sports.{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.no/sport/den-herlige-revansjen/s/1-101-3487777|title=Den herlige revansjen|last=Karlsen|first=Pål A|date=2008-04-21|publisher=SA|access-date=2021-08-16}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ntg.no/artikkel/alle-tidligere-spillere-ntg-b%C3%A6rum-fotball|title=Alle tidligere spillere NTG-Bærum Fotball|date=n.d.|publisher=NTG|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}}
Career
Rustadstuen played 12 matches with Lyn, his first professional club, during the 2003—2004 season and competed with them for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.lynhistorie.com/statistikk/flest-obligatoriske-kamper.asp|title=Flest obligatoriske Lynkamper|date=n.d.|publisher=FK Lyn|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fvn.no/sport/i/wEqGvL/teitur-vi-skal-forsvare-oss-godt|title=Teitur: - Vi skal forsvare oss godt|last=Sæther|first=Tore|date=2003|publisher=Fædrelandsvennen|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/derek-i-praktslag-1.1185923|title=Derek i praktslag|date=2003-06-01|publisher=NRK|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lynhistorie.com/Lyn_Spiller.asp?id=62|title=Pål Rustadstuen|date=n.d.|publisher=Lyn FK|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}} He was loaned to Oslo Øst in early 2004 and ultimately left Lyn due to an injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/i/3JkplM/overgangene-i-eliteserien|title=Overgangene i eliteserien|date=2004-03-30|publisher=Stavanger Aftenblad|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}} He was captain of Oslo Øst/M/S during the 2004-2005 season. He spent much of the season injured.{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.no/sport/selvtilliten-er-tilbake/s/1-101-2995586|title=Selvtilliten er tilbake|last=Karlsen|first=Pål A|date=2007-09-14|publisher=SA|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/ost-pa-hugget/s/12-95-3422976643|title=Etter en tam førsteomgang våknet Oslo Øst etter hvilen, og banket til slutt reservene til Molde 5-0. Greit nok på en litt smårusten dag.|last=Jacobsen|first=Arild|date=2005-05-20|publisher=Nettavisen Sports|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}} In 2005, he signed a two-year contract with Sarpsborg and debuted in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.no/sport/rustadstuen-til-sparta/s/1-101-1841907|title=Rustadstuen til Sparta|last=Karlsen|first=Pål A|date=2005-11-25|publisher=SA|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ringblad.no/sport/13-plass-sparta/s/1-97-2025257|title=13. plass: Sparta|last=Rudstaden|first=Ole Martin|date=2006-04-01|publisher=Ringerikes Blad|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}} He left the team in 2009 after playing for three season.{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.no/sport/rusten-rustadstuen-ble-matchvinner/s/1-101-4545216|title=Rusten Rustadstuen won the match|last=Pettersen|first=Petter Morton|date=2009-08-27|publisher=SA|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}} During the 2013—2014 season, he played for Greåker.{{cite web|url=https://www.sa.no/sport/greaker-vant-stort/s/1-101-6805105|title=Greåker vant stort|last=Olavesen|first=Anders|date=2013-08-12|publisher=SA|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}} He played one season for Tune Menn 1 in 2017—2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/toppscorer-gule-og-rode-kort/?fiksId=153078|title=6. divisjon Menn avdeling 02 2017 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort|date=2017|publisher=Norwegian Football Association|access-date=2021-08-16|language=no}}
References
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Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Sarpsborg 08 FF players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:People from Lillehammer
Category:Sportspeople from Lillehammer
Category:Footballers from Innlandet
Category:Manglerud Star Toppfotball players
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
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