Bente Kvitland (born 23 June 1974) is a

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former

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who was an

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champion with the

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. She played club football in the

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for

Trondheims-Ørn Rosenborg Ballklub Kvinner (previously known as Sportsklubben Trondheims-Ørn) is a Norwegian women's professional football club in Trondheim, Trøndelag. History The club was founded as a multi-sports club on May 18, 1917, and became a me ...

and

Asker Asker ( no, Asker), properly called Askerbygda in Norwegian, is a district and former Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker, Viken (also known as Greate ...

. Kvitland grew up in Skaugdalen, Rissa. In 1991 she began playing club football for Stadsbygd and spent three seasons with

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from 1995 until 1997. She played for

from 1999 until 2004, winning the

and the

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on three occasions each. After winning another Cup with Asker in 2005, Kvitland retired from football to focus on her employment as a

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( no, fengselsbetjent) in

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. In October 1999 Kvitland made her senior national team debut—a 4–0 win in

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—but she had not been selected for Norway's

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squad. In Kvitland's fourth appearance she scored a free kick from 30 metres, the second goal in Norway's 3–0

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win over

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on 7 March 2000. She collected a total of 37

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for Norway and was an alternate on the squad that won gold at the

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."2000 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Soccer"
(Retrieved on May 16, 2008) She played in Norway's

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campaign, which ended with a 1–0 semi-final defeat by hosts

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International appearances

International goals

:''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Norwegian national team profile

Trondheims-Ørn club profile
1974 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in football Toppserien players Asker Fotball (women) players SK Trondheims-Ørn players Norway women's international footballers People from Rissa, Norway Norwegian prison administrators Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Women's association football defenders Sportspeople from Trøndelag {{Norway-Olympic-medalist-stub