Mia Birkehøj Brogaard (

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defender. She played for the Denmark women's national football team and Elitedivisionen club Brøndby.

Club career

As of September 2012, Brogaard held the all-time appearance record for Brøndby with 327 across all competitions.

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was in second place with 247. Having begun her career as a forward, before moving back into defence, Brogaard had scored 74 goals for the club. Brogaard took time out to have son Villads in 2010. She returned to Brøndby in spring 2012 after playing some games with FC Damsø in 2011 to build up her fitness. In November 2013 Brogaard announced that she had retired from football.
Statistik on Brøndby site
** 253 games, 74 goals in National championships (Elitedivisionen) until September 9, 2012 ** 37 games, 3 goals in Danish Cup until September 9, 2012 ** 41 games, 4 goals in UEFA competitions ** 327 games, 81 goals in all competitions until September 9, 2012

International career

Brogaard made her debut for the senior Denmark women's national football team on 15 August 2002, as a second-half substitute in a 4–0

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win over North Korea in Copenhagen. Eight days later she made her first competitive appearance in a 2–0

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defeat to France at

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. She did not play again until returning to the team in April 2005, but was then named in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005. Brogaard kept her place for the

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and UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, as Denmark exited both competitions in the first round. After the latter tournament Brogaard announced her retirement from international football, but she relented and returned for the

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. Ahead of UEFA Women's Euro 2013, Brogaard secured a place in the team at

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. She was named in national

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's squad for the final tournament in

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. She scored Denmark's goal in their second group match, a 2–1 defeat to Italy. Denmark's goal in their final group match, a 1–1 draw with Finland, was also attributed to Brogaard after her shot was deflected in off Nora Heroum.

References

External links

Danish Football Union (DBU) statisticsProfile at the Brøndby IF site
1981 births Living people Danish women's footballers Denmark women's international footballers Brøndby IF (women) players Women's association football defenders 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players {{Denmark-women-footy-bio-stub