Kristin Bekkevold
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| Full name | Kristin Bekkevold Sørum | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamar, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| FL Fart | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Brumunddal | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Asker | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | FL Fart | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Brumunddal | ||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Norway | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC). | |||||||||||||||
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Kristin Bekkevold Sørum (born April 19, 1977 in Hamar) is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.
She received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]
In January 2001 Bekkevold underwent surgery for a knee injury.[2] She left Asker in 2002 and returned to playing for FL Fart. When Fart won the 1. divisjon in 2007, they were promoted and Bekkevold made a Toppserien comeback in 2008.[3] She signed for Brumunddal, who she had previously represented between 1994 and 1996, in February 2009.[4] Bekkevold left Brumunddal and retired from football at the age of 34 after suffering another knee injury.[5]
References
- ↑ "2000 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Soccer" (Retrieved on May 16, 2008)
- ↑ Brenden, Jan Magne (28 February 2001). "Vellykket operasjon for Bekkevold" (in Norwegian). Østlendingen. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Holmlund, John Arne (14 April 2008). "Høyere nivå" (in Norwegian). Hamar Arbeiderblad. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Hagen, Sverre (26 February 2009). "Kristin Bekkevold Sørum til Dala!" (in Norwegian). Brumunddal Fotball. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Fjellstad, Tore (3 May 2011). "Kristin legger opp!" (in Norwegian). Brumunddal Fotball. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
External links
- Kristin Bekkevold – FIFA competition record
- National team statistics (Norwegian)
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