Marianne Pettersen

Marianne Pettersen
Personal information
Full name	Marianne Iren Pettersen
Date of birth	12 April 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Asker FK
2000	Athene Moss
2001–2002	Fulham Ladies
2002–2003	Asker FK
2007	Asker FK
International career
1994	Norway U20
1994–2003	Norway
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Norway
	*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.	10 June 1995	Gävle, Sweden	Canada	6–0	7–0
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.	17 March 1996	Quarteira, Portugal	Sweden	3–0	4–0	1996 Algarve Cup
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	UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
14.	25 July 1996	Washington, D.C., United States	Japan	1–0	4–0	1996 Summer Olympics
15.	25 July 1996	Washington, D.C., United States	Japan	4–0	4–0	1996 Summer Olympics
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	Guangzhou, China	Sweden	1–0	2–1	1998 Four Nations Tournament
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.	7 May 2000		Portugal	5–0	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	Canberra, Australia	China	1–0	2–1	2000 Summer Olympics
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	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

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

Atlanta 1996 – Bronze
Sydney 2000 – Gold

FIFA Women's World Cup

1995 FIFA World Cup in Sweden – Gold

References

^ 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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[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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