Katrine Pedersen
Encyclopedia
Katrine Pedersen is a Danish
football midfielder. She plays for the Danish national team
, of which she is currently the captain.
club Stabæk, as a result of Stabæk taking over the bankrupt club Asker FK at the end of 2008.
Most of Pedersen's club football has been played outside Denmark. During 2002 and 2003 she played for the English professional club Fulham Ladies
, from where she moved to Norway to join the Toppserien club IF Fløya based in Tromsø
. After two seasons there she moved to spend the 2006 season playing in Stockholm, Sweden for the Damallsvenskan
club Djurgården-Älfvsjö. For the 2007 season she moved back to Norway
to play for Asker SK in Oslo, and stayed there during 2008.
in England, and captained it in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
in China. She also played in earlier World Cup competitions in 1995 (as an 18-year-old) and 1999. Her total of 173 international appearances is 44 more than her countryman, Peter Schmeichel
.
. In May 2011 her autobiography, 'Katrine', was published in Denmark.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
football midfielder. She plays for the Danish national team
Denmark women's national football team
The Denmark women's national football team represents Denmark in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association .-World Cup:*1970 : Winner *1971 : Winner...
, of which she is currently the captain.
Club career
At present (2010) Pedersen plays and captains the NorwegianNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
club Stabæk, as a result of Stabæk taking over the bankrupt club Asker FK at the end of 2008.
Most of Pedersen's club football has been played outside Denmark. During 2002 and 2003 she played for the English professional club Fulham Ladies
Fulham L.F.C.
WFC Fulham, previously known as Fulham LFC, was a Ladies Football Club formerly associated with Fulham Football Club. The team were dissolved as of 16 May 2006, but were later re-established with independence from Fulham F.C....
, from where she moved to Norway to join the Toppserien club IF Fløya based in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
. After two seasons there she moved to spend the 2006 season playing in Stockholm, Sweden for the Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....
club Djurgården-Älfvsjö. For the 2007 season she moved back to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
to play for Asker SK in Oslo, and stayed there during 2008.
International career
Katrine Pedersen was in her national team in the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship2005 UEFA Women's Championship
The 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as WOMEN'S EURO 2005 , was a football tournament for women held from 5 June to 19 June 2005 in Lancashire, England. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the...
in England, and captained it in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in China from September 10, 2007 – September 30, 2007. Originally, China was to host the 2003 Women's World Cup, but the outbreak of SARS in that country forced that event to be moved to the United...
in China. She also played in earlier World Cup competitions in 1995 (as an 18-year-old) and 1999. Her total of 173 international appearances is 44 more than her countryman, Peter Schmeichel
Peter Schmeichel
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993...
.
Personal life
Pedersen works as a teacher and football trainer at a high-school in OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. In May 2011 her autobiography, 'Katrine', was published in Denmark.