Lene Espedal (born 11 January 1983) is a retired

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. She played junior football for Sandved IL and made her senior debut

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in 1999. After a spell in

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she rejoined Klepp before retiring after the 2008 season. She won her sole cap for the

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in the 2004 Algarve Cup. A prolific youth international, she was a squad member for the 2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

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1983 births Living people People from Sandnes Norwegian women's footballers Klepp IL players Kolbotn Fotball players Toppserien players Norway women's youth international footballers Norway women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders Footballers from Rogaland {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub