Lene Terp (born 15 April 1973) is a Danish professional

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and former player. She is currently the manager of the

Faroe Islands women's national football team The Faroe Islands women's national football team represents the Faroe Islands in women's association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF), the governing body of all football in the Faroe Islands. The FSF be ...

. She captained the Danish national team from 1998 until her retirement in 2003.

Club career

Terp began her career with Kolding, moved on to Vejle, then signed for

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in 1997. She spent a year with

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in 1995 and a year with the professional English club

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in 2001–2002.

International career

Terp won 105 caps for

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. She was named in the FIFA All-Star team for the

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Personal life

Terp worked as a coach at

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FIFA all-star team
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(archived) 1973 births Living people Danish women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in England Denmark women's international footballers Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Denmark Fulham L.F.C. players FIFA Women's Century Club Lynn Fighting Knights women's soccer players Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Odense Q players FA Women's National League players Women's association football defenders 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Faroe Islands women's national football team Association football managers by women's national team Female association football managers Danish football managers {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub