Leni Larsen Kaurin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Skarbøvik, Norway | ||
| Playing position | attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skarbøvik IF | |||
| Fortuna Ålesund | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–? | Asker | ||
| Team Strømmen | |||
| -2007 | Asker | ||
| 2007–2009 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 41 | (5) |
| 2010 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 8 | (0) |
| 2010– | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Norway | 83 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Leni Larsen Kaurin (born 21 March 1981) is a Norwegian footballer, who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Kaurin was born in the village of Skarbøvik near Ålesund in West Norway.
[edit] Career
She joined 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam from Asker, at the end of 2007. She was then the only Norwegian woman footballer playing in Germany. On 2 February 2010 she announced that she would transfer to 1. FFC Frankfurt in order to have more match-time in the German top women's division and maintain her international career.[2] Shortly afterwards she transferred again to VfL Wolfsburg.
[edit] International career
Kaurin played 37 international matches for Norway's age-limited teams before her debut in the senior national team in 2001. From the beginning of 2006 she began playing regularly for Norway.
In September 2007 Kaurin played a leading role on the right wing in Norway's campaign at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 tournament in China, where the team achieved fourth place [3]. She is known for her ability to escape defenders and pass accurately into the penalty area, and as a result she assists in scoring many goals.
On 9 June 2008 she was named to the Norwegian roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing, China [4].
On 6 August 2008 she scored the first goal for Norway, playing in Qinhuangdao against USA in the opening Olympics soccer match for both teams, a match Norway won 2–0. The goal, after 61 seconds, was also the fastest goal in Olympic soccer history, beating the former record of four minutes. But the record only lasted 6 days before being broken by Heather O'Reilly.
In May 2011 Kaurin was selected to join Norway's squad to go to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 in Germany in June-July 2011.
[edit] Personal life
Kaurin enjoys snowboarding and studies astrology, and has expressed an interest in working in the fire service.
[edit] References
- ^ Wechselbörse – Saison 2010/11
- ^ "Kaurin wechselt an den Main" (in German). Kicker.de. 2010-02-03. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/frauen/uefacup/520478/artikel_Kaurin-wechselt-an-den-Main.html.
- ^ Leni Larsen Kaurin – FIFA competition record
- ^ Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse
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