Fortuna Hjørring is a

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team from

Hjørring Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (ac ...

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. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their biggest achievement in European football was reaching the

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final where they ultimately lost 1–7 on aggregate to

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. They are one of the two most successful clubs in Danish women's football, with among 11 titles. The next try at a European Cup came in 2009–10 with the newly created

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. In the round of 32 they defeated Italians

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but then lost the round of 16 to eventual finalist

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. In the 2016–17 season they reached their best result since the final in 2003, when they made it to the quarter-finals which they lost 0–2 on aggregate to Manchester City.

Honours

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** ''Runner-up'': 2003 * Danish League (11) ** ''Champion'': 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018,

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(9) ** ''Champion'': 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2019 * Danish Indoor Cup (4) ** ''Champion'': 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001

Competition record

Record in UEFA competitions

''All results (away, home and aggregate) list Fortuna Hjørring's goal tally first.'' ^a First leg.

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

First team

Notable former players

''For more former players, see :Fortuna Hjørring players.'' *

Johanna Rasmussen Johanna Maria Baltensperger Rasmussen (born 2 July 1983) is a former Danish professional footballer who last played for Linköpings FC in the Damallsvenskan and the Denmark women's national football team. She played as a forward and wore the n ...

(2002–2008) *

Mariann Gajhede Knudsen Mariann Gajhede Knudsen (born 16 November 1984) is a retired Danish footballer who last played as a central midfielder for Linköpings FC of Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She won over 100 caps for the Danish national team, before announcing her ret ...

(2002–2010) * Heidi Johansen (2003–2013) * Janni Arnth (2007–2014) *

Line Sigvardsen Jensen Line Sigvardsen Jensen (born 23 August 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Fortuna Hjørring in the 3F-Ligaem and for the Danish national team. Club career Sigvardsen Jensen, originally a centre back, ...

(2009–2016, 2018–2019) * Cathrine Paaske (2010) * Julie Rydahl (2010) * Camilla Kur Larsen (2012–2014, 2016–2017) *

Nadia Nadim Nadia Nadim ( ps, نادیه ندیم; born 2 January 1988) is a professional footballer and physician who plays as a striker for NWSL club Racing Louisville FC. Born in Afghanistan, she represents the Denmark national team at international le ...

(2012–2015, 2016) *

Sofie Junge Pedersen Sofie Junge Pedersen (born 24 April 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Juventus FC and the Denmark national team. She previously played for IK Skovbakken and Fortuna Hjørrin ...

(2012–2015) *

Karoline Smidt Nielsen Karoline Smidt Nielsen (born 12 May 1994) is a Danish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Turbine Potsdam of the German Frauen-Bundesliga as well as for the Denmark women's national football team. Club career Smidt Nie ...

(2012–2018) * Signe Bruun (2014–2018) * Maria Lindblad Christensen (2012–2019) * Luna Gewitz (2013–2019) *

Frederikke Thøgersen Frederikke Skjødt Thøgersen (born 24 July 1995) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for the Italian Serie A team Inter Milan and the Danish national team. Club career Thøgersen played six seasons with Fortuna ...

(2013–2019) *

Sarah Dyrehauge Hansen Sarah Dyrehauge Hansen (born 14 September 1996) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rosenborg in the Toppserien and for the Denmark national team. Club career Hansen played for Vejle Boldklub until 2013 and then signed with ...

(2015–2019) * Laura Frank (2015–2019) * Caroline Møller (2015–2020) * Agnete Nielsen (2017–2020) * Caroline Rask (2011–2020) * Florentina Olar (2013-2019) * Cristina Carp (2020-21) *

Emily van Egmond Emily Louise van Egmond (born 12 July 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC and the Australia women's national team. She previously played for German side 1. FFC Frankfurt and VfL Wo ...

(2011) *

Elise Kellond-Knight Elise Kellond-Knight (born 10 August 1990) is an Australian international football player, who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Women and the Australian national team. Kellond-Knight is a left footed set piece specialist. Club ca ...

(2011–2012) *

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(1992-1999) * Tamires (2015–2019) * Nora Heroum (2015–2017) * Tuija Hyyrynen (2016–2017) * Sanni Franssi (2018–2020) *

Emma Byrne Emma Anne Byrne (born 14 June 1979) is an Irish football goalkeeper who played for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team on a record 134 occasions and served as captain of the team. She spent almost 17 years with Arsenal before ...

(1999) *

Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir Hólmfríður "Fríða" Magnúsdóttir (born 20 September 1984) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a left winger or as an attacking midfielder. Hólmfríður was a part of Iceland's national team from 2003 to 2020 and represented ...

(2006-2007) *

Lisa-Marie Woods Lisa-Marie Woods (born 23 May 1984) is a Norwegian retired professional football midfielder and current assistant coach at Creighton University. She last played at Asheville City SC of the Women's Premier Soccer League as a forward. She has pr ...

(2011–2012) * Laila Himle (2019–2020) *

Nevena Damjanović Nevena Damjanović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Невена Дамјановић; born 12 April 1993) is a Serbs, Serbian Association football, football Defender (association football), defender who plays for WFC CSKA Moscow, C ...

(2015–2018) * Chi-Chi Igbo (2002-2016) *

Dominika Čonč Dominika Čonč (born 1 January 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga F side FC Levante Las Planas, Levante Las Planas and the Slovenia women's national football team, Slovenia women's national team. R ...

(2016–2017) *

Augustine Ejangue Augustine Silvia Ejangue Siliki (born 19 January 1989) is a Cameroonian footballer, who plays as a defender for Turkish Super League club Fatih Karagümrük and the Cameroon women's national team. Club career She played for Energiya Voronezh ...

(2015–2017) * Casey Ramirez (2012) *

Tiffany Weimer Tiffany Marie Weimer (born December 5, 1983) is an American Association football, soccer forward (association football), forward who plays for FC Nordsjælland (women), FC Nordsjælland. Early life During her high school career at North Haven ...

(2012–2013) * Janelle Cordia (2013–2019) *

Michelle Betos Michelle Jenny Betos (born February 20, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Betos previously played for Vålerenga, Apollon Limassol, Po ...

(2014) * Sydney Payne (2015) *

Aubrey Bledsoe Aubrey Renee Kingsbury (; born November 20, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. Early life Kingsbury was born in Cincinnati to Paul and Char Bledsoe. She atte ...

(2015) * Hannah Seabert (2018–2019) * Vicky Bruce (2020-21) * Emily Garnier (2020-21) * Brenna Ochoa (2020-21) * Kelsey Daugherty (2019-2020) * Bri Folds (2021)

References

External links

Official homepageDanish Football Association profile
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