Kristin Bekkevold Sørum (born 19 April 1977 in Hamar) is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.
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Full name | Kristin Bekkevold Sørum | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1977-04-19) 19 April 1977 (age 45) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hamar, Norway | |||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
FL Fart | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Brumunddal | |||||||||||||||
1997–2002 | Asker | |||||||||||||||
2003–2008 | FL Fart | |||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Brumunddal | |||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Norway | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 14 September 2014 (UTC) |
She received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]
In January 2001 Bekkevold underwent surgery for a knee injury.[2] She left Asker in 2002 and returned to playing for FL Fart. When Fart won the 1. divisjon in 2007, they were promoted and Bekkevold made a Toppserien comeback in 2008.[3] She signed for Brumunddal, who she had previously represented between 1994 and 1996, in February 2009.[4] Bekkevold left Brumunddal and retired from football at the age of 34 after suffering another knee injury.[5]
Norway women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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