Kristin Blystad-Bjerke Explained

Kristin Blystad-Bjerke
Fullname:Kristin Blystad-Bjerke
Birth Date:7 July 1980
Birth Place:Norway
Position:Forward
Years1:1997–1999
Clubs1:Kolbotn
Caps1:43
Goals1:11
Years2:1999–2002
Clubs2:Aalborg Freja
Years3:2002–2008
Clubs3:Kolbotn
Caps3:108
Goals3:51
Nationalyears1:2002–2005
Nationalteam1:Norway

Kristin Blystad-Bjerke (born 7 July 1980) is a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker for Kolbotn of the Toppserien and Norway women's national football team.

Club career

Blystad-Bjerke started her career playing for Kolbotn in 1997.[1] Later on, she moved to Denmark to play for Idrætsklubben Aalborg Freja for a couple of years, then to return eventually to Kolbotn in 2002.

After over 200 games and around 60 goals, she was released in 2008, the same year when she was the club's top scorer with 13 goals.[2]

International career

Blystad-Bjerke played for the Norway women's team, in which she got a silver medal after finishing second in the UEFA Women's Euro 2005, coming at 87th minute in the final against Germany.[3]

Personal life

In January 2009, Blystad-Bjerke married national team-mate Trine Rønning, shortly after same-sex marriage in Norway was made legal.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3121289 Kristin Blystad-Bjerke
  2. http://www.altomfotball.no/jsport/element.do?cmd=player&personId=63363&useFullUrl=false Kristin Blystad Bjerke
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eur-women05det.html European Women Championship 2005 - Match Details
  4. News: Vassbotten. Arve. Gift med landslagskollega. 7 June 2015. Se og Hør. 3 January 2009. Norwegian.