Heidi Elin Støre (born 4 July 1963) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder. As captain for the Norway national team, she won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Heidi Elin Støre[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarpsborg, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1984 | Sprint-Jeløy | ||
| 1985–1988 | Trollhättan | ||
| 1995 | Kolbotn | ||
| 1995–1999 | Nikko | ||
| 1997 | Athene Moss | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980–1997 | Norway | 151 | (22) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBorn in Sarpsborg on 4 July 1963, Støre is a daughter of Harald Magne Støre and Henny Josefine Støre. Her registered partner since 1999 is Agnete Synnøve Carlsen.[2]
Career
editStøre played for the clubs Sprint-Jeløy (Norway), Trollhättan (Sweden), Kolbotn (Norway), Nikko (Japan) and Athene Moss (Norway).[3] She made her debut for the Norway national team in 1980, and played 151 matches for the national team.[2]
She was world champion with the Norwegian team in 1995, received a silver medal in 1991, and won the unofficial world championship tournament in 1988. She was European champion from 1987 and 1993, and received silver medals in 1989 and 1991.[3] She won an Olympic bronze medal with the Norwegian team in 1996.[4]
Støre ended her active career in 1997, but returned as administrator of women's football in 2005.[2] She was appointed leader of the department Toppfotball kvinner of the Football Association of Norway from 2013.[5][6]
Honours
editNorway
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 1995; runner-up 1991
Individual
- Kniksen Award: 1993 with Norway[3]
References
edit- ^ Heidi Støre at Olympedia
- ^ a b c Bolme, Magne; Holm, Jan. "Heidi Støre". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Pedersen, Ole Petter; Holm, Jan. "Heidi Støre". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heidi Støre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Haavik, Yngve (26 November 2012). "Heidi Støre leder av kvinneavdelingen". Norges Fotballforbund. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Aas, Erlend Marius (12 April 2013). "Heidi Støre: – Produktet Toppserien har tatt store steg". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
External links
edit- Heidi Støre at FBref.com
- Heidi Støre at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Heidi Støre at Olympedia
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