Marianne Iren Pettersen (born 12 April 1975) is a Norwegian footballer. She was a striker for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches.
Career For the Norwegian national team, Pettersen debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy.
In the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup held in Sweden, she scored three times to help the Norwegian team win its first World Cup, including the second goal in Norway's 2-0 win over Germany in the tournament final.
In 1997 when she was 22 she created a record in the Women's Euros when she scored four goals in a single match. The match was against Denmark at Lillestrøm and the final score was 5-0.
Overall, she scored 66 goals in 98 international matches. She retired in 2003, after competing in the 1996 Summer Olympics and winning gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
In 2007, she rejoined Asker as the assistant trainer and began playing again, as a reserve striker. On 19 May the same year she took the record as the highest scorer in the elite Norwegian league, the Toppserien, with 147 goals to that date.
International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 June 1995 Gävle, Sweden 4–0 7–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 2. 6–0 3. 18 June 1995 Solna, Sweden 2–0 2–0 4. 19 September 1995 Ulefoss, Norway 3–0 17–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying 5. 4–0 6. 5–0 7. 7–0 8. 11–0 9. 12–0 10. 17 March 1996 Quarteira, Portugal 2–0 4–0 1996 Algarve Cup 11. 3–0 12. 25 May 1996 Espoo, Finland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying 13. 6 July 1996 Kolbotn, Norway 4–0 7–0 14. 25 July 1996 Washington, D.C., United States 1–0 4–0 1996 Summer Olympics 15. 4–0 16. 31 August 1996 Levice, Slovakia 3–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying 28. 30 June 1997 Lillestrøm, Norway 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 29. 2–0 30. 3–0 31. 5–0 32. 31 August 1997 Oslo, Norway 2–0 7–1 Friendly 33. 3–0 34. 4–0 35. 6–1 36. 18 January 1998 Guangzhou, China 2–1 2–1 1998 Four Nations Tournament 37. 21 January 1998 1–0 2–1 38. 20 June 1999 Foxborough, United States 2–0 2–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup 39. 23 June 1999 Landover, United States 6–1 7–1 40. 30 June 1999 San Jose, United States 2–0 3–1 41. 7 March 2000 Norwich, England 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying 42. 7 May 2000 Moss, Norway 3–0 5–0 43. 5–0 44. 4 June 2000 3–0 8–0 45. 7–0 46. 8–0 47. 17 September 2000 Canberra, Australia 3–1 3–1 2000 Summer Olympics 48. 20 September 2000 1–0 2–1 64. 11 September 2003 Kolbotn, Norway 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying 65. 24 September 2003 Washington, D.C., United States 1–2 1–4 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup 66. 27 September 2003 Foxborough, United States 4–0 7–1
Fulham Pettersen rejected offers from American clubs to join Fulham Ladies, the only professional women's club in Europe, in January 2001. On her debut she scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 destruction of Manchester City in the fourth round of the FA Women's Cup. Later in 2001, Pettersen was then appointed as the new captain. Pettersen was nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Honours
Fulham FA Women's Premier League National Division: 2002–03 FA Women's Cup: 2002 2003 FA Women's Premier League Cup: 2002, 2003
Norway
Olympics Atlanta 1996 – Bronze Sydney 2000 – Gold
FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 FIFA World Cup in Sweden – Gold
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