Kristin Bekkevold
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Full name | Kristin Bekkevold Sørum | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1977-04-19) 19 April 1977 (age 47) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hamar, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Norway | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC) |
Kristin Bekkevold Sørum (born 19 April 1977) 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" Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine (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 (archived)
- National team statistics (in Norwegian)
- Kristin Bekkevold at FBref.com
- Kristin Bekkevold at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Kristin Bekkevold at Olympedia
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