Silje Jørgensen

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Silje Jørgensen
Personal information
Full name Silje Jørgensen Anzjøn
Date of birth (1977-05-05) 5 May 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vidar
Haugar
1996–2001 Klepp
International career
1996–2001 Norway 43 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:16, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Silje Jørgensen Anzjøn (born 5 May 1977) is a Norwegian former footballer who debuted for the Norway women's national football team in 1996, and won 43 caps. She played in the national team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup[3] and received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4] At club level Jørgensen played 178 times and scored 46 goals in six seasons with Klepp IL of the Toppserien.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Jørgensen was born in Kristiansand on 5 May 1977.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Silje Jørgensen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "JORGENSEN Silje". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Norges VM-tropp" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 20 June 1999. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  4. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Soccer" Archived 11 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 16 May 2008)
  5. ^ "Adelskalender" (in Norwegian). Klepp IL. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Silje Jørgensen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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