Reidun Seth (born 9 June 1966) is a
Norwegian
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footballer
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, world champion and olympic medallist, a
football goalkeeper
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and a goalkeeper trainer.
She debuted for the
Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the national team.
She received a bronze medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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.
Clubs include
IL Jardar
Idrettslaget Jardar is a Norwegian sports club from Bærum, Akershus. It covers the areas Slependen, Jong and Tanum.
Sports clubs in the area before World War II were Tanum IL, and minor clubs such as Jongsåsen IF, Pil and Uredd. IL Jardar w ...
,
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Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden i ...
,
Trollhättans IF
Trollhättans IF or TIF, is a football club in Trollhättan, Sweden, which was founded in 1906. The association's first team were merged in 2001 with Trollhättan KC to FC Trollhättan. Trollhättan IF's first team played then in division 6 throu ...
and
Nymark IL
Nymark Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Årstad, Bergen. It has sections for association football, cycling and athletics.
It was founded on 21 April 1921, and was a member of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund until that association ceased t ...
. Reidun Seth joined Bergen club
Arna-Bjørnar
Arna-Bjørnar Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Arna, Bergen.
It was founded in late 2000 as a merger between the football branches from ''IL Bjørnar'' and ''Arna T&IL'', and replaced Bjørnar IL in the league system from 2001. The w ...
in 1999 and retired after the 2002 season. Since then she has worked as a full-time keeper trainer in Bergen and has among her students Norway's keeper,
Erika Skarbø
Erika Espeseth Skarbø (born 12 June 1987 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arna-Bjørnar in Norway's Toppserien, where she is trained by Reidun Seth. She has also played for IL Hødd and Fortuna Ålesund.
S ...
.
Following Skarbø's absence due to injury in early 2009 Seth announced that she would be available to play for Arna-Bjørnar in the elite
Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
league as the club's reserve goalkeeper to first keeper
Precious Dede. She played the full 90 minutes in the club's 3–0 win over
Trondheims-Ørn
Rosenborg Ballklub Kvinner (previously known as Sportsklubben Trondheims-Ørn) is a Norwegian women's professional football club in Trondheim, Trøndelag.
History
The club was founded as a multi-sports club on May 18, 1917, and became a me ...
on 4 July 2009 at the age of 43 years and 25 days. A year later, on 27 June 2010, Seth was again in action in the Arna-Bjørnar goal for 20 minutes, after first-keeper
Erika Skarbø
Erika Espeseth Skarbø (born 12 June 1987 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Arna-Bjørnar in Norway's Toppserien, where she is trained by Reidun Seth. She has also played for IL Hødd and Fortuna Ålesund.
S ...
was injured.
Reidun (44) back in goal
/ref> Seth played her last Toppserien match of 2010 on 18 September 2010 at the age of 44 years and 101 days, a 4–0 win for Arna-Bjørnar over Linderud-Grei. She has made herself available as a reserve keeper for the 2011 season.
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Norwegian women's footballers
Norway women's international footballers
Women's association football goalkeepers
Arna-Bjørnar players
Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Norway
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Norwegian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Olympic medalists in football
1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players
FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
UEFA Women's Championship-winning players
Öxabäcks IF players
Damallsvenskan players
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