Anita Waage

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Anita Waage
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Anita Waage (born 30 July 1971) is a former Norwegian football player and World Champion.

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She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. [1]

Career

Her clubs include Spjelkavik IL, IK Grand Bodø, Trondheims-Ørn SK, and Kolbotn.

She has four Norwegian Cup championships (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) and four series championships (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) with Trondheims-Ørn. [2]

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References

  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995 Team Norway". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  2. "Trondheims-Ørn: Anita Waage". 18 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)