Marit Fiane Christensen

Marit Helene Fiane Grødum ( born December 11, 1980 in Vestby ) as Marit Helene Fiane Christensen is a Norwegian football player who plays for Amazon Grimstad FK in the Norwegian Topp series. She is a member of the Norwegian women 's national soccer team, where she made her debut on March 16, 2003 game against the United States.

Career

Association

She began her career as a youth player in a jibe IF, a local club in Larvik. When the two women's teams from jibing IF and IF Nanset banded together to form an association as FK Larvik, was Fiane Marit Christensen one of the major players of the club. In 2000, she was as well as the club made ​​its debut in the highest Norwegian league 's top series. Fiane Marit Christensen scored a goal, but could not help the club avoid relegation. 2002 returned the FK Larvik and Fiane Christensen back in the Toppserien. Although the FK Larvik could avoid relegation from the Toppserien Fiane Christensen moved to league rivals Asker SK. The stay was short in Asker, because only a year later Fiane Christensen went their way eastward and landed in Røa, where they played until 2010. Fiane Marit Christensen proved crucial for the club. In their first season in Røa, her team won the double ( Master Cup winner). In the next few years Fiane Christensen won two more times with Røa the league and the cup. For season 2011, they then moved to the Amazon Grimstad FK where it still plays today.

National

Fiane Christensen was also an important part of the national team. She scored her first goal for Norway on 24 July 2004 in a game against Sweden. She was part of the squad for the European Championship in 2005 and 2013, in which Norway lost the finals against Germany and won silver. She was also part of the team for the World Cup Women 2003, 2007 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

On 21 October 2008, after 62 games with 7 goals for the national team came Fiane Christensen and four other Røa players ( Marie Knutsen, Guro Knutsen Mienna, Lene Mykjåland and Siri Nordby ) from the national team due to problems with the national leadership back. The decision to withdraw from the team was admitted as a boycott in many newspapers and created in the media attention. Something was involuntarily Marit Christensen Fiane the spokeswoman for the five players, especially in a televised debate with the Norwegian Football Association coach Bjarne Berntsen and. In January 2009, the problem seemed solved when the then coach Bjarne Berntsen was released from the head coach position and a new head coach for the national team, Eli Landsem was appointed. Fiane Christensen was brought by the new head coach in December 2009 for the games against China and England in La Manga (Spain ) in January 2010, returned to the national team.

Personal

Fiane Marit Christensen is a qualified lawyer and works as a legal consultant for the NISO, the Norwegian player organization. In the summer of 2006 Fiane Marit Christensen married the Norwegian speed skater Øystein Grødum. Their first child was born in the fall of 2010.

Achievements

  • Second place at the European Championships in 2005 and 2013
  • Norwegian champion in 2004, 2007, 2008
  • Norwegian Cup winners 2004, 2006, 2008

Awards

  • Choice in the All- Star team EURO 2013
Defender (association football) Asker Fotball
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