Marlene Kristensen

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Marlene Kristensen
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 52)
Position Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
OB
International career
1997–2000 Denmark 20 (1)
Managerial career
2005– OB
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marlene Kristensen (born 28 May 1973) is a Danish retired international footballer who played as a defender.

Kristensen played for OB and was part of the team that won the club its first ever league title in 2000. [1] She played 20 matches for Denmark women's national football team and scored one goal between 1997 and 2000. [2] She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. [3] However, she played only a few minutes of one match (against North Korea), when she fell in an unfortunate manner and broke a leg. [4]

Originally, she played in Odense, Denmark, but she also played in clubs in the United States and Australia. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Marlene kan ikke sidde stille: Afholder nytårsløb til fordel for syge børn | fyens.dk". fyens.dk (in Danish). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Marlene Kristensen". dbu.dk. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 1999 - Denmark". FIFA Women's World Cup United States 1999. FIFA. 1999. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  4. 1 2 Palle, Frederik (30 July 2017). "VIDEO Frygtelig dansk VM-oplevelse bekræfter regnbeslutning: Jeg så et deja-vu". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 15 October 2025.


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