Linn Siri Jensen | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | Bergen, Norway | 18 January 1961||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Team | |||||||||||||||||
Fyllingen IL | |||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1979–1993 | IL Vestar | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | |||||||||||||||
Norway | 122 | ||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||
Vestar | |||||||||||||||||
Refstad/Veitvet | |||||||||||||||||
Vestli | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Linn Siri Jensen (born 18 January 1961) is a Norwegian team handball goalkeeper and coach.
She played 122 matches for the national team. [1] She won a bronze medal at the 1986 World Women's Handball Championship in the Netherlands. [2] Clubs include Fyllingen IL and IL Vestar. [3]
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