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Anne Bugge-Paulsen
Anne Bugge-Paulsen (born 29 June 1979) was a Norwegian women's international footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. She was a member of the Norway women's national football team. She was part of the team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2001. On club level she played for Arna-Bjørnar in Norway. References External links * * * 1979 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Arna-Bjørnar players Norway women's youth international footballers Norway women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Women's association football defenders {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defender (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking shots, tackling, intercepting passes, contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. Centre-backs are often tall and positioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
