Marianne Pettersen
Personal information
Full name Marianne Iren Pettersen
Date of birth (1975-04-12) 12 April 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Asker FK 44 (59)
2000 Athene Moss 17 (19)
2001–2002 Fulham Ladies
2002–2003 Asker FK 36 (36)
2007 Asker FK 17 (8)
International career
1994 Norway U20 10 (5)
1994–2003 Norway 98 (66)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.

Career

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.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 June 1995 Gävle, Sweden  Canada 4–0 7–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
2. 6–0
3. 18 June 1995 Solna, Sweden  Germany 2–0 2–0
4. 19 September 1995 Ulefoss, Norway  Slovakia 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 Quarteira, Portugal  Sweden 2–0 4–0 1996 Algarve Cup
11. 3–0
12. 25 May 1996 Espoo, Finland  Finland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
13. 6 July 1996 Kolbotn, Norway  Finland 4–0 7–0
14. 25 July 1996 Washington, D.C., United States  Japan 1–0 4–0 1996 Summer Olympics
15. 4–0
16. 31 August 1996 Levice, Slovakia  Slovakia 3–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
28. 30 June 1997 Lillestrøm, Norway  Denmark 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997
29. 2–0
30. 3–0
31. 5–0
32. 31 August 1997 Oslo, Norway  Australia 2–0 7–1 Friendly
33. 3–0
34. 4–0
35. 6–1
36. 18 January 1998 Guangzhou, China  China 2–1 2–1 1998 Four Nations Tournament
37. 21 January 1998  Sweden 1–0 2–1
38. 20 June 1999 Foxborough, United States  Russia 2–0 2–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
39. 23 June 1999 Landover, United States  Canada 6–1 7–1
40. 30 June 1999 San Jose, United States  Sweden 2–0 3–1
41. 7 March 2000 Norwich, England  England 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
42. 7 May 2000 Moss, Norway  Portugal 3–0 5–0
43. 5–0
44. 4 June 2000  England 3–0 8–0
45. 7–0
46. 8–0
47. 17 September 2000 Canberra, Australia  Nigeria 3–1 3–1 2000 Summer Olympics
48. 20 September 2000  China 1–0 2–1
64. 11 September 2003 Kolbotn, Norway  Denmark 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
65. 24 September 2003 Washington, D.C., United States  Brazil 1–2 1–4 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
66. 27 September 2003 Foxborough, United States  South Korea 4–0 7–1

Fulham

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]

Honours

Fulham

Norway

Olympics

FIFA Women's World Cup

References

  1. ^ UEFA.com (11 July 2022). "England set record for biggest win in Women's EURO history". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Marianne Pettersen Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  3. ^ Tony Leighton (22 January 2001). "Proctor backs Fulham bid". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Pettersen is Skipper". Fulham Football Club Official Website. 15 August 2001. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  5. ^ "FIFA Nomination". Fulham Official Website. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2014.


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