Merete Pedersen

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Merete Pedersen
Personal information
Full name Merete Pedersen
Date of birth (1973-06-30) 30 June 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Sæby, Denmark [1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Jerlev
Ammitzbøl
Jelling
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1995 Vejle
1995–1999 OB
1999–2000 Siegen
2000–2003 OB
2003–2006 Torres
2006–2009 OB
International career‡
1993–2009 Denmark 136 (65)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2012

Merete Pedersen (born 30 June 1973) is a Danish former [2] football striker who played for Vejle BK and Odense BK in the Elitedivisionen, TSV Siegen in the German Bundesliga and Torres CF in Italy's Serie A, taking part in the UEFA Women's Cup with Odense and Torres. [3] She was a member of the Danish national team for sixteen years, taking part in the 1999 and 2007 World Cups, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1997, 2001 and 2005 European Championships. [4]

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In September 2008 Pedersen scored the only goal in Denmark's 1–0 win over Ukraine to secure her country's place at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. It was her tenth goal of the qualifying series. [5] Ahead of the final tournament she retired from international football, stating that she did not wish to sit on the substitute's bench as a 36–year–old and would prefer to concentrate on her career as a teacher. With 65 goals in 136 senior internationals she was the team's all–time top goalscorer, [6] before her record was broken by Pernille Harder on 16 September 2021 with her 66th goal.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.
2.3 July 1997 Lillestrøm, Norway Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–12–2 UEFA Women's Euro 1997
3.18 March 1999 Albufeira, Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2–05–0 1999 Algarve Cup
4.20 March 1999 Loulé, PortugalFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2–22–2 (1–4 p)
5.29 September 1999 Odense, DenmarkFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–02–4 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
6.10 November 1999Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–06–0
7.4–0
8.16 March 2000 lagos, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal ?–02–0 2000 Algarve Cup
9.18 March 2000 Lagoa, PortugalFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–12–3
10.24 May 2000 Novi Sad, Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
11.13 March 2001 Olhão, PortugalFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 3–06–0 2001 Algarve Cup
12.30 September 2001 Malmö, Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–11–4 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.13 October 2001 Vantaa, Finland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3–06–0
14.6–0
15.20 April 2002 Gossau, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3–14–1
16.18 April 2004 Lucena, Spain Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–01–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
17.26 September 2004 Aalborg, DenmarkFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–06–0
18.2–0
19.3–0
20.6–0
21.29 September 2004 Katwijk, Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–05–1
22.15 March 2005 Algarve, PortugalFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–01–2 2005 Algarve Cup
23.27 August 2005 Słupsk, Poland Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–05–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
24.2–0
25.4–0
26.5–0
27.25 September 2005 Farum, DenmarkFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–03–0
28.2–0
29.26 March 2006 Ath, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–02–0
30.2–0
31.27 April 2006 Viborg, DenmarkFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–05–0
32.7 May 2006 Brøndbyvester, DenmarkFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–03–1
33.7 March 2007 Silves, PortugalFlag of France.svg  France 4–04–0 2007 Algarve Cup
34.27 October 2007Viborg, DenmarkFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–05–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
35.5–1
36.31 October 2007 Perth, Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–01–0
37.5 March 2008 Faro, PortugalFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–01–0 2008 Algarve Cup
38.27 April 2008Viborg, DenmarkFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2–12–1UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
39.8 May 2008 Fão, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3–04–0
40.4–0
41.28 May 2008Viborg, DenmarkFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–06–1
42.4–1
43.6–1
44.1 October 2008Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–01–0
45.6 March 2009Lagos, PortugalFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2–02–0 2009 Algarve Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Merete Pedersen". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Merete Pedersen. Archived 8 September 2012 at archive.today OB125.dek
  3. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  4. ↑ Profile and list of appearances in the Danish Football Association's website
  5. ↑ Bruun, Peter (1 October 2008). "Pedersen goal takes Denmark to finals". Copenhagen: UEFA . Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Wadland, Jacob (13 May 2009). "Merete Pedersen stopper på landsholdet" (in Danish). Copenhagen: Danish Football Association . Retrieved 7 October 2012.


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