Christine Colombo Nilsen (married Hajo, born 30 April 1982) is a retired Norwegian
football goalkeeper
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
. She currently (2012) plays for
Vålerenga in the
Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
. She is also a member of 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 has appeared nine times for the national team since her debut on March 11, 2006 in a match against Finland. She was a member of the
2007 Women's World Cup squad.
On June 9, 2008 Nilsen was named to the Norwegian roster for the
2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing, China.
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In autumn 2009 Nilsen joined French champions Olympique Lyonnais where she stood in goal for several rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League
The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA.
The ...
, which OL won in 2010 by beating Turbine Potsdam
1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...
in the Final.
Nilsen left Olympique Lyonnais in July 2010 and returned to Norway to work as a hairdresser with no plans to continue in football. But she was persuaded to stand in goal for Arna-Bjørnar
Arna-Bjørnar Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Arna, Bergen.
It was founded in late 2000 as a merger between the football branches from ''IL Bjørnar'' and ''Arna T&IL'', and replaced Bjørnar IL in the league system from 2001. The w ...
for a few games in the autumn while Erika Skarbø was injured, and was also a member of the Norway national squad that in September qualified for the 2011 World Cup. In autumn 2011 she played a further two matches for Arna-Bjørnar. In January 2012 she joined the newly promoted Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
club Vålerenga, trained by her former Kolbotn teammates Cecilie Berg-Hansen and Solveig Gulbrandsen
Solveig Ingersdatter Gulbrandsen (born 12 January 1981) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing for Kolbotn of the Toppserien. At club level she has previously represented Kolbotn, FC Gold Pride, Vålerenga Fotball Damer and Stabæk. Wi ...
. Her new contract allows her flexibility to continue working outside football. She was member of Norway's squad at the 2012 Algarve Cup
The 2012 Algarve Cup was the nineteenth edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It began on 29 February and ended on 7 March 2012.
Format
The twelve invited teams were split into three ...
.
References
External links
Official Kolbotn club site
FootballMagasinet.no profile
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1982 births
Living people
People from Akershus
Norwegian women's footballers
Norway women's youth international footballers
Norway women's international footballers
Women's association football goalkeepers
Athene Moss players
Arna-Bjørnar players
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
Kolbotn Fotball players
Vålerenga Fotball Damer players
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Norway
Norwegian expatriate women's footballers
Expatriate women's footballers in France
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Division 1 Féminine players
Sportspeople from Viken (county)
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