| Marianne Pettersen | |
| Fullname: | Marianne Iren Pettersen |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1997 - 1999 |
| Years2: | 2000 |
| Years3: | 2001 - 2002 |
| Years4: | 2002 - 2003 |
| Years5: | 2007 |
| Clubs1: | Asker FK |
| Clubs2: | Athene Moss |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Caps4: | 36 |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1994 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1994 - 2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U20 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 98 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 66 |
| Pcupdate: | 22 July 2017 |
Marianne Iren Pettersen (born 12 April 1975) is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches.
For the Norwegian national team, Pettersen debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy.
In the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Sweden, she scored three times to help the Norwegian team win its first World Cup, including the second goal in Norway's 2-0 win over Germany in the tournament final.
In 1999 when she was 22 she created a record in the Women's Euros when she scored four goals in a single match. The match was against Denmark at Lillestrom and the final score was 5-0.[1]
Overall, she scored 66 goals in 98 international matches. She retired in 2003, after competing in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]
In 2007, she rejoined Asker as the assistant trainer and began playing again, as a reserve striker. On 19 May the same year she took the record as the highest scorer in the elite Norwegian league, the Toppserien, with 147 goals to that date.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 1995 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
| 2. | 6–0 | |||||
| 3. | 18 June 1995 | Solna, Sweden | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4. | 19 September 1995 | Ulefoss, Norway | 3–0 | 17–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying | |
| 5. | 4–0 | |||||
| 6. | 5–0 | |||||
| 7. | 7–0 | |||||
| 8. | 11–0 | |||||
| 9. | 12–0 | |||||
| 10. | 17 March 1996 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1996 Algarve Cup | ||
| 11. | 3–0 | |||||
| 12. | 25 May 1996 | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying | ||
| 13. | 6 July 1996 | Kolbotn, Norway | 4–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 14. | 25 July 1996 | Washington, D.C., United States | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1996 Summer Olympics | |
| 15. | 4–0 | |||||
| 16. | 31 August 1996 | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying | ||
| 28. | 30 June 1997 | Lillestrøm, Norway | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 | |
| 29. | 2–0 | |||||
| 30. | 3–0 | |||||
| 31. | 5–0 | |||||
| 32. | 31 August 1997 | Oslo, Norway | 2–0 | 7–1 | Friendly | |
| 33. | 3–0 | |||||
| 34. | 4–0 | |||||
| 35. | 6–1 | |||||
| 36. | 18 January 1998 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1998 Four Nations Tournament | ||
| 37. | 21 January 1998 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 38. | 20 June 1999 | Foxborough, United States | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 39. | 23 June 1999 | Landover, United States | 6–1 | 7–1 | ||
| 40. | 30 June 1999 | San Jose, United States | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 41. | 7 March 2000 | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying | ||
| 42. | 7 May 2000 | Moss, Norway | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 43. | 5–0 | |||||
| 44. | 4 June 2000 | 3–0 | 8–0 | |||
| 45. | 7–0 | |||||
| 46. | 8–0 | |||||
| 47. | 17 September 2000 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
| 48. | 20 September 2000 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 64. | 11 September 2003 | Kolbotn, Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying | |
| 65. | 24 September 2003 | Washington, D.C., United States | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 66. | 27 September 2003 | Foxborough, United States | 4–0 | 7–1 | ||
Pettersen rejected offers from American clubs to join Fulham Ladies, the only professional women's club in Europe, in January 2001. On her debut she scored a hat-trick in an 8 - 0 destruction of Manchester City in the fourth round of the FA Women's Cup.[3] Later in 2001, Pettersen was then appointed as the new captain.[4] Pettersen was nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year award.[5]
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