Marianne Pettersen

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Marianne Pettersen (born December 4, 1975 in Oslo) is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Hungary. Overall, she scored 66 goals in 98 international matches. She retired in 2003.

In 2007 she rejoined Asker as the assistant trainer and began playing again, as a reserve striker. On May 19th the same year she took the record as the highest scorer in the elite Norwegian league, the Toppserien, with 147 goals to that date.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Olympics

• Atlanta 1996 - Bronze
• Sydney 2000 - Gold

[edit] FIFA Women's World Cup

• 1995 FIFA World Cup in Sweden - Gold

v • d • e Norway squad - 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Champions 1 Nordby • 2 Svensson • 3 Espeseth • 4 A.Nymark Andersen • 5 N.Nymark Andersen • 6 Riise • 7 Haugen • 8 Støre • 9 Sandberg • 10 Medalen • 11 Aarønes • 12 Seth • 13 Myklebust • 14 Gunnerød • 15 Leinan • 16 Pettersen • 17 Waage • 18 Frustøl • 19 Carlsen • 20 Sternhoff • Coach: Pellerud

v • d • e Norway squad - 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 4th place 1 Nordby • 2 Sandaune • 3 Kringen • 4 Jørgensen • 5 Viker • 6 Riise • 7 Frustøl • 8 Knudsen • 9 Aarønes • 10 Medalen • 11 Pettersen • 12 Johannessen • 13 R.Gulbrandsen • 14 Nymark Andersen • 15 Mellgren • 16 S.Gulbrandsen • 17 Rapp • 18 Tønnessen • 19 Ørmen • 20 Lehn • Coach: Høgmo

v • d • e Norway squad - 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Nordby • 2 Sandaune • 3 Stangeland • 4 Knudsen • 5 Bredland • 6 Riise • 7 Rønning • 8 Gulbrandsen • 9 Rapp • 10 Lehn • 11 Pettersen • 12 Vesterbekkmo • 13 Tønnessen • 14 Mellgren • 15 Fiane Christensen • 16 Følstad • 17 Ørmen • 18 Fosse • 19 Edner • 20 Klaveness • Coach: Steen

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