Leni Larsen Kaurin

Infobox Football biography | playername = Leni Larsen Kaurin


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|3|21
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =
currentclub = 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
clubnumber = 26
position = Midfielder or Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Skarbøvik IF
Fortuna Ålesund | years = 1998-?
-2007
2007-
clubs = Asker
Team Strømmen
Asker
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
caps(goals) =
12 (2)
nationalyears =

nationalteam = Norway
nationalcaps(goals) = 41 (4) | ntupdate = 16 June 2008

Leni Larsen Kaurin (born 21 March 1981) is a Norwegian football striker from the village of Skarbøvik near Ålesund in West Norway. She plays in the Norwegian national team and joined 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam from Asker FK, Oslo, at the end of 2007. She is the only Norwegian woman footballer playing in Germany.

Kaurin played 37 international matches for Norway's age-limited teams before her debut in the senior national team in 2001. From the beginning of 2006 she began playing regularly for Norway.

In September 2007 Kaurin played a leading role on the right wing in Norway's campaign at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 tournament in China, where the team achieved fourth place. She is known for her ability to escape defenders and pass accurately into the penalty area, and as a result she assists in the scoring of many goals.

On June 9, 2008 she was named to the Norwegian roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing, China. [ [http://www.fotball.no/t1.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=228434 Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse] ]

On August 6th 2008 she scored the first goal for Norway, playing against USA, in the opening Olympics soccer match for both teams, a match Norway won 2-0. The goal, after 61 seconds, was also the fastest goal in Olympic soccer history, beating the former record of four minutes. But the record only lasted 6 days before being broken by Heather O'Reilly.

Leni Larsen Kaurin enjoys snowboarding and studies astrology, and has expressed an interest in working in the fire service.

References

External links

* [http://askerfk.no/default.asp?p=showExtra&id={D41E3DA0-C8A5-4B4B-9AF7-4AE70245ECED} Profile at club site]
* [http://www.fotball.no/histstat.asp?WCI=wiPerson&wce=ceNationMatches&PersonId=356064&OrgElementId=198851 National team statistics]