Gro Espeseth

Gro Espeseth
Personal information
Full name Gro Espeseth[1]
Date of birth (1972-10-30) 30 October 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Stord, Norway
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Ådnamarka
1989–1990 IL Bjørnar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1998 IL Sandviken
1999–2000 Trondheims-Ørn 8 (0)
2001 New York Power 20 (1)
2007 IL Sandviken 1 (0)
International career‡
1991–2000 Norway 105 (9)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place Sweden 1995 Team
Silver medal – second place China 1991 Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place Italy 1993 Team
Silver medal – second place Denmark 1991 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Gro Espeseth (born 30 October 1972) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.

She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.

She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]

  1. ^ "Gro Espeseth". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Soccer" Archived 11 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 15 May 2008)