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UEFA Women's Euro 2013 Group B
Group B of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 consisted of Germany, the reigning champions, Iceland, Netherlands and Norway. Matches were staged in Kalmar and Växjö from 11–17 July 2013. Norway won the group and advanced to the knockout stage along with group runners-up Germany. Iceland progressed as one of the best third-placed teams while the Netherlands failed to advance. Standings Norway vs Iceland Germany vs Netherlands Norway vs Netherlands Iceland vs Germany Germany vs Norway Netherlands vs Iceland References External linksGroup B at UEFA's official website {{UEFA Women's Euro 2013 Group B Group Group 2013 in Icelandic football Group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Women's Euro 2013
The 2013 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as Women's Euro 2013, was the 11th European Championship for women's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held in Sweden from 10 to 28 July 2013, became the most-watched in the history of the Women's Euros. It concluded with Germany, the defending champions, winning their sixth consecutive and eighth overall Women's Euro title after defeating Norway in the final. Sweden were selected as hosts by UEFA's Executive Committee in 2010, meaning their team automatically qualified for the final tournament. The other eleven finalists were decided by a qualifying competition, featuring 44 teams, staged between March 2011 to October 2012. It was the last time the finals featured twelve teams, as from 2017 onwards they will be expanded to include sixteen teams. Host selection Sweden was awarded the hosting of the tournament on 4 October 2010 at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Minsk, Belarus. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Solveig Ingersdatter Gulbrandsen (born 12 January 1981) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing for Kolbotn of the Toppserien. At club level she has previously represented Kolbotn, FC Gold Pride, Vålerenga Fotball Damer and Stabæk. With the Norwegian national team Gulbrandsen accrued 183 caps, scored 55 goals and won the 2000 Summer Olympics. Club career Hailing from the Oppegård area to the South-East of Oslo, Gulbrandsen started her career for Kolbotn. Her team became the Norwegian Cup holders after winning the Cup Final in November 2007. In December 2008 Gulbrandsen announced her transfer to Stabæk Fotball Kvinner, formed from the bankrupt Asker FK and other players. On 10 December 2009 FC Gold Pride in Santa Clara, California, playing in the WPS league, announced that Gulbrandsen had signed a contract to play and to take part in coaching and education, starting in March 2010. However, on 7 July 2010, FC Gold Pride announced that Gulbrandsen would be returning to N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sif Atladóttir
Sif Atladóttir (born 15 July 1985) is an Icelandic footballer and a member of the Iceland women's national team. Prior to playing professionally abroad, she won the Icelandic Championship three years in a row with Valur, from 2007 to 2009. Club career Sif, who began her career as a forward but later developed into a pacey full back, left Icelandic club Valur for German side 1. FC Saarbrücken in the 2009–10 winter transfer window. In 2011, she moved to Kristianstads DFF following Saarbrücken's relegation. She missed the 2020 season due to being pregnant with her second child. She returned to the court in April 2021 in her first competitive game since October 2019. In October 2021, Sif announced that she was moving to Iceland after 12 years playing abroad. International career Sif is currently part of Iceland's national team and competed in the UEFA Women's Championships in 2009 and 2013. She made her senior national team debut in a 2–1 defeat to Italy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dóra María Lárusdóttir
Dóra María Lárusdóttir (born 24 July 1985) is an Icelandic former football player who predominantly played as a winger for Icelandic club Valur. Having played for Valur for a decade and been voted national Player of the Year in 2008 and 2010, Dóra María was for many years one of Iceland's leading female footballers. During her career, she won the Icelandic championship eight times and the Icelandic Cup five times. From 2003 to 2017, Dóra María was part of the Iceland women's national team and she participated at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. Club career Dóra María spent the 2011 season playing for Djurgårdens IF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan. She scored twice in her 22 league appearances. In January 2012 Dóra María signed for Vitória, of Brazil, where she joined compatriot Þórunn Helga Jónsdóttir. In March 2022, she announced her retirement from football. International career In September 2003 Dóra María made her senior de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðbjörg Gunnarsdóttir
Guðbjörg "Gugga" Gunnarsdóttir (born 18 May 1985) is an Icelandic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United and Iceland's national team. She represented her country in the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship. At club level Guðbjörg has previously represented LSK Kvinner FK and Avaldsnes IL of the Norwegian Toppserien, Turbine Potsdam of the German Frauen-Bundesliga and FH and Valur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. Club career Beginning her club career with FH, Guðbjörg made 23 Úrvalsdeild appearances before signing for Valur in summer 2002. At Valur she overcame a series of injuries to claim four Úrvalsdeild winner's medals and one Icelandic Women's Cup winner's medal. She moved to Swedish Damallsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF Dam ahead of the 2009 season. Guðbjörg developed an affinity for Djurgården and was proud to captain the club. But several other players left due to economic downsizing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud (born 15 July 1953) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. Career Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986. He was head coach for the Norway women's national football team from 1989 to 1996, and led the Norway team to silver medal at the inaugural first 1991 Women's World Cup, to world champions at the second in 1995, and to bronze medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 1997, he was sacked as coach of Lillestrøm, together with Per Brogeland. He had a brief tenure as manager of Danish Superliga club Ikast fS. He was head coach for the Canada women's national soccer team from 1999 to 2008. In 2003, he led team Canada to fourth place in the 2003 Women's World Cup. He led team Canada to the 2008 Summer Olympics, where they finished in an impressive 5th place. He announced his retirement at the end of his contract with Canada in December 2008. He has subsequently come out of ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leni Larsen Kaurin
Leni Larsen Kaurin (born 21 March 1981) is a Norwegian football midfielder who has made almost 100 appearances for the Norway women's national football team. Kaurin represented her country in the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as well as the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cups. She also played at the 2008 Olympic Football Tournament. At club level she played for domestic teams Fortuna Ålesund, Asker, Team Strømmen, Stabæk and Fløya. She also played for German Frauen-Bundesliga clubs Turbine Potsdam, FFC Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg as well as a short stint in the North American W-League with Ottawa Fury. Club career Kaurin was born in Ålesund, West Norway. She began her career in the youth team at Skarbøvik IF, along with male footballer John Arne Riise, who was in the year above her at school. She joined 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam from Asker, at the end of 2007. She was then the only Norwegian woman footballer playing in Germany. On 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Thorsnes
Elise Hove Thorsnes (born 14 August 1988) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Vålerenga and the Norwegian national team. Club career Thorsnes was born in Leikanger. She made her debut for the former elite team Kaupanger, and stayed there until her debut for Arna-Bjørnar in 2006. Thorsnes made her debut at the same time as Erika Skarbø, Madeleine Giske and Trude Johannessen. Arna-Bjørnar finished in 5th place in 2006. Thorsnes was the top scorer in the Toppserien with 19 goals, and was named Young Player of the Year, and was named to the 2006 Toppserien Team of the Year. The 2007 season was less successful for Thorsnes as she only scored 6 goals and Arna-Bjørnar finished in 4th place. In the 2008 season Thorsnes scored 14 goals in the Toppserien, she also scored 11 cup goals in 10 cup games. She helped Arna-Bjørnar to a 5th-place finish and scored against all the top teams (apart from Røa). On 12 December, Thorsnes revealed that she would be signing with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lene Mykjåland
Lene Mykjåland (born 20 February 1987) is a Norwegian footballer who played for LSK Kvinner and the Norway women's national team, having made her debut for the senior team on 7 March 2007, in a 1–2 loss against Germany. Career Mykjåland started her career in Randesund IL, a district club in Kristiansand. In 2003, Mykjåland played with Amazon Grimstad and played there until she went on to Røa in September 2005. Mykjåland was Røa's top scorer in 2007 with 11 goals. Mykjåland quickly became one of the league's top talents, and has also managed to establish herself on the Norwegian National senior squad, having been called up to both the 2007 Women's World Cup as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. On 21 October 2008 Mykjåland and four other Røa players – Marie Knutsen, Guro Knutsen, Marit Fiane Christensen and Siri Nordby – made headlines when they announced in a press release that they would not be returning to the national team due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Hegerberg
Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the Norway national team. Hegerberg has represented Norway at the youth international level, and made her debut for the senior team in 2011. In 2013, she was a part of the silver medalist team at the 2013 UEFA Women's Championship. She was on team Norway at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2022 UEFA Women's Championship. Hegerberg was awarded the 2016 UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award on 25 August 2016, and in 2017 and 2019 was named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. In 2018 she was the first-ever recipient of the Ballon d'Or Féminin. She holds the record for most goals in a UEFA Women's Champions League season (15), and is currently the all-time highest goalscorer in UEFA Women's Champions League (59). Club career Early career Hegerberg was born in Molde, but grew u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Graham Hansen
Caroline Graham Hansen (born 18 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Norway women's national team. Hansen started out her professional career playing in the Norwegian Toppserien with Stabæk. She then spent the second part of the 2013 Damallsvenskan season in Sweden, playing for Tyresö FF. Hansen represented Norway at youth international level, and made her debut for the senior team in 2011. In 2013, 18-year-old Hansen played a major role in the Norwegian team that won silver at UEFA Women's Euro 2013. Hansen made the move to the Frauen Bundesliga in 2014 to play for VFL Wolfsburg, where she began to develop multiple serious, long-term injuries between the years of 2015 and 2018. Despite this, she reached two UEFA Women's Champions League Finals with the club in 2016 and 2018, and won 8 major trophies- 3 league titles and 5 DFB-Pokal titles. In the midst of her club success with Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
