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{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1981)}}
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playername = Gunhild Følstad |
| name = Gunhild Følstad
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fullname = Gunhild Bentzen Følstad |
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| fullname = Gunhild Bentzen Følstad
dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1981|11|3}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|3|df=y}}
cityofbirth = [[Trondheim]] |
| birth_place = [[Namsos]], [[Norway]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Gunhild Følstad|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/gunhild-folstad-1.html|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|accessdate=21 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204003410/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/gunhild-folstad-1.html|archive-date=4 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
countryofbirth = [[Norway]] |
| height = 172 cm
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currentclub = [[Trondheims-Ørn SK|Trondheims-Ørn]] |
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position = Defender |
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youthclubs = [[Overhalla IL]] |
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years = 2000-2008 |
| years1= 2000–2008
clubs = [[Trondheims-Ørn SK|Trondheims-Ørn]] |
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| clubs1= [[Trondheims-Ørn SK|Trondheims-Ørn]]
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nationalyears = 2002-2008 |
| nationalyears1= 2002–2008
nationalteam = [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] |
| nationalteam1= [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]]
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'''Gunhild Følstad''' was a Norwegian [[football defender]] from Overhalla near [[Namsos]]. The daughter of a football trainer, she played for [[Trondheims-Ørn SK|Trondheims-Ørn]] and the [[Norway women's national football team|Norwegian Women's National Football Team]] for which she has 75 appearances (September 2008). She is a qualified physiotherapist and her hobbies are skiing, reading and music.
'''Gunhild Bentzen Følstad''' (born 3 November 1981) is a Norwegian former [[football defender]] from Overhalla near [[Namsos]]. The daughter of a football trainer, she played for [[Trondheims-Ørn SK|Trondheims-Ørn]] and the [[Norway women's national football team]], making 76 appearances. She is a qualified physiotherapist and her hobbies are skiing, reading and music.


Følstad captained Norway in one match against China in the Four-Nations Tournament in Guangzhou in January 2006. In a match played in pouring rain China won 3-1.
Følstad [[Captain (association football)|captained]] Norway in one match against [[China women's national football team|China]] in the [[Four Nations Tournament (women's football)|Four-Nations Tournament]] in Guangzhou in January 2006. In a match played in pouring rain China won 3-1.


She played as a central defender for her club and was a strong, quick and reliable player who played equally well at right- or left-back in the national team. Her throw-in to the six-yard box from the sideline was a useful weapon.
She played as a central defender for her club and was a strong, quick and reliable player who played equally well at right- or left-back in the national team. Her throw-in to the six-yard box from the sideline was a useful weapon.
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At the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 Women's World Cup]] in China in September 2007 Følstad played in matches watched by 50,000 spectators. Norway finished the tournament in 4th place.
At the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 Women's World Cup]] in China in September 2007 Følstad played in matches watched by 50,000 spectators. Norway finished the tournament in 4th place.


On June 9, 2008 she was named to the Norwegian roster for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] to be held in Beijing, China.<ref>[http://www.fotball.no/t1.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=228434 Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse]</ref> On August 6, 2008, as a left-back in an attacking position, she provided the pass for the 1-0 goal by [[Leni Larsen Kaurin]] in Norway's 2-0 defeat of the USA in Qinhuangdao, the quickest goal in the history of the tournament. The team reached the quarter finals where they lost to Brazil.
On 9 June 2008 she was named to the Norwegian roster for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] to be held in Beijing, China.<ref>[http://www.fotball.no/t1.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=228434 Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 6 August 2008, as a left-back in an attacking position, she provided the pass for the 1–0 goal by [[Leni Larsen Kaurin]] in Norway's 2–0 defeat of the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] in Qinhuangdao, which was then the quickest goal in the history of the tournament. The team reached the quarter finals where they lost to [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]].


Gunhild Følstad announced her retirement from football at the end of 2008 to pursue her career as a physiotherapist in [[Namsos]].
Gunhild Følstad announced her retirement from football at the end of 2008 to pursue her career as a physiotherapist in [[Namsos]]. Her partner is Hallvard Wågheim; their first child, a son, was born in [[Skage]] on 16 May 2010.<ref>[http://www.namdalsavisa.no/Magasin/nye_verdensborgere/article5115544.ece?start=22 Announcement in Namdals Avisa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722120942/http://www.namdalsavisa.no/Magasin/nye_verdensborgere/article5115544.ece?start=22 |date=2011-07-22 }}</ref>

==International goals==
:''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fardal|first1=Eirik|title=Norge lekte med Serbia|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/kvinner/Norge-lekte-med-Serbia-101888_1.snd|accessdate=21 September 2014|publisher=[[Aftenposten]]|date=11 May 2006|language=Norwegian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223342/http://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/kvinner/Norge-lekte-med-Serbia-101888_1.snd|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Scored
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| 1 || 10 May 2006 || [[Storstadion]], [[Sandefjord]] || {{fbw|SER}} || 3–0 || [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2007 FIFA World Cup Qual.]] || 1
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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*[http://www.trondheims-orn.no/cms/index.php?id=34 Profile at club site]
==External links==
*[http://www.fotball.no/histstat.asp?WCI=wiPerson&wce=ceNationMatches&PersonId=355873&OrgElementId=198851 National team statistics]
* {{Twitter}}
* {{FIFA player|191651}}
* {{NFF|3442607}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.fotball.no/Community/Profil/?fiksId=2547681 |title=Norwegian national team profile |access-date=2014-09-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140921110642/http://www.fotball.no/Community/Profil/?fiksId=2547681 |archive-date=2014-09-21 |url-status=bot: unknown |language=no}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.trondheims-orn.no/cms/index.php?id=34 |title=Trondheims-Ørn club profile |access-date=2007-12-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223042524/http://www.trondheims-orn.no/cms/index.php?id=34 |archive-date=2013-02-23 |url-status=bot: unknown |language=no}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|gunhild-folstad}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|fo/gunhild-folstad-1}}

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Latest revision as of 04:36, 12 January 2024

Gunhild Følstad
Personal information
Full name Gunhild Bentzen Følstad
Date of birth (1981-11-03) 3 November 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Namsos, Norway[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Overhalla IL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Trondheims-Ørn
International career‡
2002–2008 Norway 76 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2008

Gunhild Bentzen Følstad (born 3 November 1981) is a Norwegian former football defender from Overhalla near Namsos. The daughter of a football trainer, she played for Trondheims-Ørn and the Norway women's national football team, making 76 appearances. She is a qualified physiotherapist and her hobbies are skiing, reading and music.

Følstad captained Norway in one match against China in the Four-Nations Tournament in Guangzhou in January 2006. In a match played in pouring rain China won 3-1.

She played as a central defender for her club and was a strong, quick and reliable player who played equally well at right- or left-back in the national team. Her throw-in to the six-yard box from the sideline was a useful weapon.

At the 2007 Women's World Cup in China in September 2007 Følstad played in matches watched by 50,000 spectators. Norway finished the tournament in 4th place.

On 9 June 2008 she was named to the Norwegian roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing, China.[2] On 6 August 2008, as a left-back in an attacking position, she provided the pass for the 1–0 goal by Leni Larsen Kaurin in Norway's 2–0 defeat of the United States in Qinhuangdao, which was then the quickest goal in the history of the tournament. The team reached the quarter finals where they lost to Brazil.

Gunhild Følstad announced her retirement from football at the end of 2008 to pursue her career as a physiotherapist in Namsos. Her partner is Hallvard Wågheim; their first child, a son, was born in Skage on 16 May 2010.[3]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.[4]
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
1 10 May 2006 Storstadion, Sandefjord  Serbia 3–0 2007 FIFA World Cup Qual. 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gunhild Følstad". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Announcement in Namdals Avisa Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Fardal, Eirik (11 May 2006). "Norge lekte med Serbia" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

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