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.
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| Full name | Marianne Iren Pettersen | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editFor 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
edit| 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
editPettersen 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
editFulham
- FA Women's Premier League National Division: 2002–03
- FA Women's Cup: 2002 2003
- FA Women's Premier League Cup: 2002, 2003
Norway
Olympics
edit- Atlanta 1996 – Bronze
- Sydney 2000 – Gold
FIFA Women's World Cup
editReferences
edit- ^ UEFA.com (11 July 2022). "England set record for biggest win in Women's EURO history". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Marianne Pettersen Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ Tony Leighton (22 January 2001). "Proctor backs Fulham bid". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Pettersen is Skipper". Fulham Football Club Official Website. 15 August 2001. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "FIFA Nomination". Fulham Official Website. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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