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| Full name | Gro Espeseth[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1972-10-30) 30 October 1972 (age 51) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stord, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1989–1990 | IL Bjørnar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1998 | IL Sandviken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Trondheims-Ørn | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | New York Power | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | IL Sandviken | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2000 | Norway | 105 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gro Espeseth (born 30 October 1972) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.
She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.
She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer OlympicsinAtlanta, and a gold medal at the 2000 Summer OlympicsinSydney.[2]
With Sandviken Espeseth won the 1995 Norwegian Women's Cup, scoring twice in the 3–2 final win over Trondheims-Ørn, including the extra time winner. She had an offer to join Japanese L. League club Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies, but the transfer fell through when she failed the medical.
Espeseth signed for the professional Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) ahead of the inaugural season in 2001. She was allocatedtoNew York Power alongside compatriot Ann Kristin Aarønes. Knee damage meant that she was only able to play for one season before retiring.[3]
In 2007 Espeseth returned to football as an assistant coach with her former club Sandviken. Due to the unavailability of several players, she made a guest appearance as a player in July 2007, six years after her retirement.[4] She was substituted after 40 minutes of Sandviken's Toppserien 9–0 defeat by Røa IL.
Espeseth gave birth to son Brage in 2002.[5]
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