Ingeborg Hovland (born 3 October 1969) is a former Norwegian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Klepp IL of the Toppserien. With the Norway women's national team, Hovland was an alternate for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup[1] and won an Olympic gold medal in 2000.[2] She was named in Norway's squad for the 1997 and 2001 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, as an understudy to Bente Nordby.
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Full name | Ingeborg Hovland | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1969-10-03) 3 October 1969 (age 52) | |||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
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Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1988–2005 | Klepp | 512 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | Norway | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2014 |
Hovland scored twice in 512 games for Klepp. As of 2012 she was leading the club's all-time appearance list.[3] During her football career she was employed as a civil engineer.[4]
Norway women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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Norway squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2001 semi-finalists | ||
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