Anette Igland (born 2 October 1971) is a Norwegian former
footballer
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who played for the
Norway women's national football team
The Norway women's national football team is controlled by the Football Association of Norway. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. The team has had less success since the ...
that won silver medals at 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 ...
in China.
At club level she represented the
Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...
clubs
Kaupanger IL
Kaupanger Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Kaupanger in Sogndal. It has sections for association football, athletics, floorball and skiing.
The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian foo ...
and Bremanger IL. She played 66 times for Bremanger IL and stepped in as chairman of the club in 2011.
Anette's younger sister Ingebjørg Igland was also a footballer and played for Norway's youth national teams.
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1971 births
Living people
Norwegian women's footballers
Norway women's international footballers
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Women's association football defenders
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