Birthe Hegstad Explained

Birthe Hegstad
Fullname:Birthe Hegstad
Birth Date:23 July 1966
Birth Place:Trondheim, Norway
Height:168cm (66inches)[1]
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:IL Jardar
Youthyears2:1985–1988
Youthclubs2:North Carolina Tar Heels
Years1:1989–1992
Clubs1:Klepp
Years2:1993–1996
Clubs2:SK Sprint-Jeløy
Years3:1997
Clubs3:Athene Moss
Nationalyears1:1987–1995
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:84
Nationalgoals1:23
Pcupdate:14:16, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
Ntupdate:14:16, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Birthe Hegstad (born 23 July 1966) is a Norwegian former footballer who played for Klepp IL and for the Norway women's national football team.

She played on the Norwegian team that won silver medals at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.[2] At the final of UEFA Women's Euro 1993 Hegstad scored the only goal against hosts Italy in Cesena.[3] Her clubs include SK Sprint/Jeløy, Klepp IL, IL Jardar and FK Athene Moss.[4] She also played varsity college soccer in the United States for North Carolina Tar Heels.[5]

After her football career Hegstad became manager of the Coop Mega chain of supermarkets.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: D'Arruda. Robert. Hegstad brings international experience, creativity to UNC. The Daily Tar Heel. 24 September 2014. 30 September 1987. At first glance, Birthe Hegstad appears to be your ordinary 5-6, 130-pound junior..
  2. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991  - Team Norway . https://web.archive.org/web/20070820005937/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=103/edition=3373/teams/team=1882882.html . dead . 20 August 2007 . FIFA . 30 January 2009.
  3. Web site: Saffer. Paul. 1993: Azzurre left feeling blue. UEFA. 24 September 2014. 2 July 2013.
  4. Encyclopedia: fotball – Norske spillere med mer enn 40 landskamper. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 1 January 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022073438/http://snl.no/fotball/Norske_spillere_med_mer_enn_40_landskamper. 22 October 2012.
  5. Gammon. Clive. Kicks For Carolina, The Tar Heel women kept their streak alive. 24 September 2014. Sports Illustrated. 28 November 1988.
  6. News: Evensen. Kjell. Lettkledd plenklipper. https://archive.today/20140924114151/http://handelsbladet.no/s/09bc3269f5/a/8a784657cd. dead. 24 September 2014. 24 September 2014. Handelsbladet. 26 August 2011. Norwegian.

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