Below are the rosters for the
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It took place in Guangdong, China from 16 to 30 November 1991. FIFA, football's international gove ...
tournament in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players, including at least two goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Group A
China PR
Head coach:
Shang Ruihua
Denmark
Head coach:
Keld Gantzhorn
Keld Gantzhorn Knudsen (born 3 October 1954) is a Danish former footballer and manager.
Career
Gantzhorn played for Odense, and appeared for the team in the 1978–79 European Cup on 27 September 1978 against Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, whi ...
New Zealand
Head coach:
Dave Boardman
Norway
Head coach:
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud (born 15 July 1953) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.
Career
Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986. He was head coach for the Norway women ...
Group B
Brazil
Head coach:
Fernando Pires
Japan
Head coach:
Tamotsu Suzuki
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan women's national team.
Playing career
Suzuki was born in Saitama on 29 April 1947. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he played for Nissan Motors from 1972 to 1974.
Coa ...
Sweden
Head coach:
Gunilla Paijkull
Gunilla Elisabeth Paijkull (born 5 September 1943) is a Swedish football coach and former player. She was head coach of the Sweden women's national football team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Paijkull, previously Gunilla Karlsson, was a f ...
United States
Head coach:
Anson Dorrance
Albert Anson Dorrance IV (born April 9, 1951) is an American soccer coach. He is currently the head coach of the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina. He has one of the most successful coaching records in the history of ath ...
Group C
Chinese Taipei
Head coach:
Chong Tsu-pin
Germany
Head coach:
Gero Bisanz
Gero Bisanz (3 November 1935 – 17 October 2014) was a German football player and coach.
Career
Bisanz played for 1. FC Köln and Viktoria Köln.
From 1982 to 1996, he was the coach of the Germany women's national team, in that time winning t ...
Italy
Head coach:
Sergio Guenza
Sergio Guenza (9 January 1933 – 6 April 2020) was an Italian football manager.
Career
Guenza was the head coach of the Italy women's national team in 1979–1981, 1989–1993 and 1995–1997, including at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup
T ...
Nigeria
Head coach:
Jo Bonfrère
Johannes-Franciscus Bonfrère (born 15 June 1946) is a Dutch football coach and former midfielder who spent his playing career with MVV Maastricht. In a long coaching career Bonfrère managed several teams in Africa and Asia. He guided Nigeria t ...
External links
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup - TeamsTechnical reportSweden caps and goals
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Squads, 1991 Fifa Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup squads