Guro Knutsen Mienna (born Guro Knutsen on 10 January 1985) is a Norwegian former

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who played for

Røa IL Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy, and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy, and Nordic skiing have been domina ...

of the

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league and for the Norway women's national football team. She played alongside her older sister

Marie Knutsen Marie Lindebø Knutsen (born 31 August 1982) is a Norwegian former football midfielder who played for Røa of Norway's Toppserien league and represented the Norwegian national team. Club career Aside from Røa IL, Knutsen has also played for K ...

in the Norwegian team that finished fourth at the

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the fifth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, was an international association football competition for women held in China from 10 to 30 September 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 edition, but th ...

in China. Knutsen Mienna won the Norwegian league with

in 2007 and 2008, and also in 2008 won the Royal Cup to complete " the double". She helped her club to the double again in 2009, and they won the Cup in 2010 and then the League in 2011. Knutsen Mienna competed with Norway in the

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in China and scored the opening goal in the group match against

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. Norway was defeated by

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in the quarter-finals. In October 2008 Knutsen Mienna was one of five Røa players who announced their refusal to play for the national team under the management of

Bjarne Berntsen Bjarne Berntsen (born 21 December 1956) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He is the elder brother of fellow football coach Alf Ingve Berntsen. Playing career Bjarne Berntsen began his football career at local club Figgjo IL. He ...

. She was recalled by Berntsen's successor

Eli Landsem Eli Landsem (born 22 March 1962) is a Norwegian former international footballer who was the coach of the Norway women's national football team between 2009 and 2012. Career As a player, Landsem won 15 caps for Norway, scoring one goal. She made ...

and was selected for the

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in Germany. Knutsen Mienna won a total of 36 senior caps and scored three goals for Norway. She is a member of the

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sports organization '' Kristen Idrettskontakt'' (KRIK) and is a medical student at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. She married Kim André Mienna in April 2009. Knutsen Mienna missed Røa's entire 2013 season due to

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and announced her retirement from football in January 2014.

References

External links

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Norwegian national team profile

Røa club profile
* 1985 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers Norwegian Christians Footballers from Trondheim Røa IL players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Norway women's international footballers 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Toppserien players Olympic footballers of Norway Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Women's association football midfielders {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub