| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 May 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sør-Odal, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978-1987 | Asker | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978-1987 | Norway | 49 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Kari Nielsen (born 26 May 1959) is a former Norwegian footballer, known as the first goal scorer for the Norway women's national football team. [1] [2]
Nielsen was also part of the Norwegian team at the 1987 European Championships. Kari Nielsen scored 14 goals in 49 appearances for Norway. [3]
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