Linda Medalen
Norwegian footballer (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Linda Medalen (born 17 June 1965) is a former Norwegian footballer. She is one of Norway's most celebrated former footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals.[1] She was on the Norway team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Full name | Linda Medalen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1965-06-17) 17 June 1965 (age 58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sandnes, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, midfielder, defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IL Brodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1986 | Viking FK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1992 | Asker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1998 | Nikko Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | → Klepp IL (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | → Asker (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | Asker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Asker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Asker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1999 | Norway | 152 | (64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:07, 29 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:07, 29 January 2022 (UTC) |
She played most of her career in Norway with Asker Fotball, and retired in 2006, at 41 years old. She also spent seven seasons in Japan with Nikko. She started her career as a striker, but as her career progressed, she moved further back on the field, and was playing toward the end of her career in central defence.
Apart from playing football, Medalen worked as a police officer. In 2007, she was elected to serve as a local politician in Asker municipality council for the Conservative Party.[2] Medalen is openly lesbian, coming out in a Se og Hør article in June 1999.[3] On 16 June 2012, Medalen married Trude Flan.[4] She stands at 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in).