Lene Glesåsen Storløkken (born 20 June 1981) is a Norwegian

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who played for the

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Career

Storløkken is a midfielder and her former clubs are Athene Moss, Setskog/Høland FK and Kurland FK.

International career

She played in the Norwegian team that finished fourth at the

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in China. She also competed at the

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in Beijing, where Norway reached the quarter finals (and lost to

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). Since her debut in 2006, Storløkken has played 65 A games for the

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, scoring six goals—the first against

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in the 2007

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. She has also played 45 games for the four Norwegian youth national teams. Storløkken missed the

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through injury.

Personal life

She is the twin sister of professional female footballer Hege Storløkken.- Fotball - www.rb.no

References

External links

* Living people Norwegian women's footballers 1981 births Women's association football midfielders Norway women's international footballers 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers from Lørenskog Athene Moss players 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub