Birthe Hegstad (born 23 July 1966) is a Norwegian former

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who played for Klepp IL and 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 2 ...

. She played on the Norwegian team 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 the final of

UEFA Women's Euro 1993 The 1993 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as Women's Euro 1993 was a football tournament that happened between 1991 and 1993 (with the qualifying round). The final games was held in Italy. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tou ...

Hegstad scored the only goal against hosts

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. Her clubs include SK Sprint/Jeløy, Klepp IL, IL Jardar and FK Athene Moss. She also played varsity

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in the United States for North Carolina Tar Heels. After her football career Hegstad became manager of the

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chain of supermarkets.

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Norway national team profile
* 1966 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers Norway women's international footballers 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Norwegian expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Toppserien players Athene Moss players SK Sprint-Jeløy (women) players Klepp IL players UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Women's association football forwards Footballers from Trondheim {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub