Full name Birthe Hegstad Name Birthe Hegstad Role Footballer | Playing position Height 1.68 m Years Team Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1966-07-23) 23 July 1966 (age 49) 1985–1988 | ||
Birthe Hegstad (born 23 July 1966) is a Norwegian former footballer who played for Klepp IL and for the Norway women's national football team.
She played on the Norwegian team that won silver medals at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. At the final of UEFA Women's Euro 1993 Hegstad scored the only goal against hosts Italy in Cesena. Her clubs include SK Sprint/Jeløy, Klepp IL, IL Jardar and FK Athene Moss. She also played varsity college soccer in the United States for North Carolina Tar Heels.
After her football career Hegstad became manager of the Coop Mega chain of supermarkets.
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