Ellen Scheel Aalbu (born 26 November 1968) is a former Norwegian

football player A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

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 ...

. She played for the club

IL Jardar Idrettslaget Jardar is a Norwegian sports club from Bærum, Akershus. It covers the areas Slependen, Jong and Tanum. Sports clubs in the area before World War II were Tanum IL, and minor clubs such as Jongsåsen IF, Pil and Uredd. IL Jardar w ...

. She was capped 32 times, participated on the winning team at the

1987 European Competition for Women's Football The 1987 European Competition for Women's Football took place in Norway. It was won by the hosts in a final against defending champions Sweden. Once again, the competition began with four qualifying groups, but this time a host nation was selected ...

, and 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. She is married to Jan Erik Aalbu.

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1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum Norwegian women's footballers 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players Norway women's international footballers UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Women's association footballers not categorized by position {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub