Hege Riise

Hege Riise
Riise in 2017
Personal information
Full name Hege Riise[1]
Date of birth (1969-07-18) 18 July 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Lørenskog, Norway
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Setskog/Høland
1995–1997 Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
1997–1999 Setskog/Høland
2000 Asker 18 (3)
2001–2003 Carolina Courage 39 (12)
2004–2006 Team Strømmen 52 (9)
International career
1990–2004 Norway 188 (58)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Team Strømmen
Norway U23
2009–2012 United States (assistant)
2012–2016 LSK Kvinner (assistant)
2016–2020 LSK Kvinner
2021 England (interim)
2021 Great Britain Olympic
2021–2022 Norway U19
2022–2023 Norway
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
FIFA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sweden Team
UEFA European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Italy Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hege Riise (born 18 July 1969) is a Norwegian football coach and former midfield[3] player. She is considered one of the best footballers of her generation, having won the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Games, and the UEFA Women's Euro with the Norway women's national football team.[4]

  1. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, Great Britain" (PDF). FIFA. 7 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "10 - Hege Riise". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 9 July 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Hege Riise". SNL.no (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ^ "England: Hege Riise set to lead Lionesses on temporary basis". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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