Cathrine Elisabeth Zaborowski-Melbye (; born 3 August 1971) is a former Norwegian

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who played for the Norway national team. She played on the Norwegian team that won silver medals at the 1991 FIFA World Cup in China. She won the Karoline Prize in 1989, being the second winner of the prize after

Karoline Krüger Karoline Krüger (born 13 February 1970 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, actress and composer. Career Krüger's first TV appearance was at the age of 11, in a youth show called ''Halvsju''. She got her breakthrough in 1988, first by ...

in 1988.

Career

She played most of her career for

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. She played 68 international matches for Norway and scored 7 goals. With Asker, she won the National Championship in 1990 and 1991 and became series champion with the club in 1988, 1989, 1991, and 1992. She became unofficial world champion in 1988. She became European Champion in 1993, and was also in two European Championship finals in 1989 and 1991. She was a

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finalist in 1991, where Norway was defeated 2-1 by the

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* 1971 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players Norway women's international footballers Norwegian people of Polish descent Asker Fotball (women) players Toppserien players NC State Wolfpack women's soccer players UEFA Women's Championship-winning players Women's association football midfielders Association football midfielders {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub