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| Full name | Gro Espeseth[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1972-10-30)30 October 1972 (age 53) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stord Municipality, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1989–1990 | IL Bjørnar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1998 | IL Sandviken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Trondheims-Ørn | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | New York Power | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | IL Sandviken | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2000 | Norway | 105 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:16, 20 September 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:16, 20 September 2014 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gro Espeseth (born 30 October 1972) is a formerNorwegianfootballer, world champion and olympic champion.
She played for the clubsSandviken andTrondheims-Ørn, debuted for theNorwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.
She received a bronze medal at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, and a gold medal at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney.[2]
With Sandviken Espeseth won the 1995Norwegian Women's Cup, scoring twice in the 3–2 final win over Trondheims-Ørn, including theextra time winner. She had an offer to join JapaneseL. League clubSuzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies, but the transfer fell through when she failed themedical.
Espeseth signed for theprofessionalWomen's United Soccer Association (WUSA) ahead of the inaugural season in2001. She wasallocated toNew York Power alongside compatriotAnn Kristin Aarønes. Knee damage meant that she was only able to play for one season before retiring.[3]
In 2007 Espeseth returned to football as an assistant coach with her former club Sandviken. Due to the unavailability of several players, she made a guest appearance as a player in July 2007, six years after her retirement.[4] She was substituted after 40 minutes of Sandviken's Toppserien 9–0 defeat byRøa IL.
Espeseth gave birth to son Brage in 2002.[5]
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