Ragnhild Gulbrandsen

Norwegian journalist and footballer (born 1977)

Ragnhild GulbrandsenPersonal information

Full name|  Ragnhild Øren Gulbrandsen[1]
Date of birth|  (1977-02-22) 22 February 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth|  Narvik, Norway
Height|  1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Striker
Youth career
|  Ranheim
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1997–2001|  Trondheims-Ørn|  70|  (93)
2002–2003|  Boston Breakers|  13|  (1)
2004–2005|  Trondheims-Ørn|  18|  (17)
2005–2007|  Asker|  16|  (10)
International career‡
1997–2007|  Norway|  80|  (30)

Medal record

Women's football
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
| 2000 Sydney | Team competition

*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2007

Ragnhild Øren Gulbrandsen (born 22 February 1977) is a Norwegian journalist and former football striker from the city of Trondheim who retired from football at the end of 2007. Most of her playing career was spent with Trondheims-Ørn (Trondheim Eagles) women's football club, with whom she won the Norwegian elite league, the Toppserien, three times and the Cup four times, and was the club's top scorer in 1997, 2000 and 2001. As of April 2012, Gulbrandsen's 141 Toppserien goals made her third in the all-time goalscorer statistics.[2]

In 2000 Gulbrandsen played in the Norway team which won gold at the Sydney Olympics, scoring Norway's second goal in the 3–2 final win against the USA. She played as a professional in the US with Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) club Boston Breakers in 2002 and 2003.

At the end of 2005 Gulbrandsen moved to Oslo to work as a journalist, and considered retiring from football. But she joined Asker women's football club, and in the 2006 season when Asker won the Division 1 title, she twice scored six goals in a match. She last played for Asker SK and the Norway national football team.

At the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 tournament in China in 2007, Gulbrandsen scored six goals for Norway and won the Tournament's Bronze Shoe award as the third top scorer behind Marta of Brazil and Abby Wambach of the US. Her international career, which was interrupted several times by injury, included 97 appearances for Norway at all levels, with 38 goals. She later found employment as a journalist for Budstikka.

Ragnhild's father Odd Gulbrandsen played professional football for Rosenborg BK.[3] She is not related to the contemporary Norwegian footballer Solveig Gulbrandsen.[4]

## International goals

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1. | 17 June 1998 | Ulefoss, Norway |  Germany | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. | 3–1
3. | 11 September 1999 | Strusshamn, Norway |  Switzerland | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
4. | 7 May 2000 | Moss, Norway |  Portugal | 4–0 | 5–0
5. | 28 September 2000 | Sydney, Australia |  United States | 2–1 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | 2000 Summer Olympics
6. | 15 March 2001 | Portimão, Portugal |  Denmark | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2001 Algarve Cup
7. | 17 March 2001 | Quarteira, Portugal |  United States | 1–0 | 4–3
8. | 2–3
9. | 3–3
10. | 2 October 2004 | Porsgrunn, Norway |  Spain | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
11. | 10 November 2004 | Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 4–0 | 7–2
12. | 5–0
13. | 25 March 2006 | Athens, Greece |  Greece | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14. | 3–0
15. | 20 June 2006 | Halden, Norway |  Greece | 1–0 | 4–0
16. | 2–0
17. | 23 September 2006 | Rimini, Italy |  Italy | 1–0 | 2–1
18. | 30 August 2007 | Mainz, Germany |  Germany | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly
19. | 12 September 2007 | Hangzhou, China |  Canada | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
20. | 15 September 2007 |  Australia | 1–0 | 1–1
21. | 20 September 2007 |  Ghana | 2–0 | 7–2
22. | 5–0
23. | 6–0
24. | 30 September 2007 | Shanghai, China |  United States | 1–4 | 1–4

## References

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1. ^ Ragnhild Gulbrandsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
2. ^ Grythaugen, Stian (13 April 2012). "Rekordjakt i Toppserien" (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
3. ^ "Ragnhild Gulbrandsen Bio". ESPN. 7 September 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
4. ^ Andresen, Gorm (11 October 2005). "Vi trener like mye som gutta" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

## External links

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* Ragnhild Gulbrandsen on Twitter
* Ragnhild Gulbrandsen – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Norwegian national team profile[permanent dead link] (in Norwegian)
* Profile at Women's United Soccer Association

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Norway squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup fourth place

* 1 Nordby
* 2 Sandaune
* 3 Kringen
* 4 Jørgensen
* 5 Viker
* 6 Riise
* 7 Frustøl
* 8 Knudsen
* 9 Aarønes
* 10 Medalen (c)
* 11 Pettersen
* 12 Johannessen
* 13 R. Gulbrandsen
* 14 Nymark Andersen
* 15 Mellgren
* 16 S. Gulbrandsen
* 17 Rapp
* 18 Tønnessen
* 19 Ørmen
* 20 Lehn
* Coach: Høgmo

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Norway women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists

* 1 Nordby
* 2 Sandaune
* 3 Kringen (c)
* 4 Tønnessen
* 5 Espeseth
* 6 Riise
* 7 S. Gulbrandsen
* 8 Knudsen
* 9 Rapp
* 10 Lehn
* 11 Pettersen
* 12 Jørgensen
* 13 Bekkevold
* 14 Mellgren
* 15 Haugenes
* 16 R. Gulbrandsen
* 17 Bøe Jensen
* 18 Hovland
* 19 Kvitland
* Coach: Høgmo

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Norway squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2001 semi-finalists

* 1 Nordby
* 2 Sandaune
* 3 Kringen (c)
* 4 Tønnessen
* 5 Kvitland
* 6 Riise
* 7 S. Gulbrandsen
* 8 Knudsen
* 9 R. Gulbrandsen
* 10 Lehn
* 11 Haugenes
* 12 Hovland
* 13 Viker
* 14 Mellgren
* 15 Stangeland
* 16 Jensen
* 17 Rapp
* 18 Ørmen
* 19 Bugge-Paulsen
* 20 Rønning
* Coach: Steen

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Norway squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup fourth place

* 1 B. Nordby
* 2 Horpestad (c)
* 3 Følstad
* 4 Stensland
* 5 S. Nordby
* 6 Huse
* 7 Rønning
* 8 S. Gulbrandsen
* 9 Herlovsen
* 10 Wiik
* 11 Kaurin
* 12 Skarbø
* 13 Nilsen
* 14 G. Knutsen
* 15 Giske
* 16 R. Gulbrandsen
* 17 Mykjåland
* 18 M. Knutsen
* 19 Christensen
* 20 Klaveness
* 21 Storløkken
* Coach: Berntsen

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