- Gunhild Følstad
Infobox Football biography | playername = Gunhild Følstad
fullname = Gunhild Bentzen Følstad
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|11|3
cityofbirth =Trondheim
countryofbirth =Norway
currentclub = Trondheims-Ørn
clubnumber = 3
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =Overhalla IL | years = 2000-
clubs = Trondheims-Ørn
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 2002-
nationalteam = Norway
nationalcaps(goals) = 75 (1) | ntupdate = 2008-09-06Gunhild Følstad is a Norwegian
football defender from Overhalla near Namsos. The daughter of a football trainer, she lives inTrondheim and currently plays for Trondheims-Ørn and the Norwegian Women's National Football Team for which she has 75 appearances (September 2008).Følstad plays as a central defender for her club and is a strong, quick and reliable player who plays equally well at right- or left-back in the national team. Her throw-in to the six-yard box from the sideline is a useful weapon.
She is a qualified physiotherapist and her hobbies are skiing, reading and music. At the 2007 Women's World Cup in China in September 2007 Følstad played in matches watched by 50,000 spectators. Norway finished the tournament in 4th place.
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] ]
References
* [http://www.trondheims-orn.no/cms/index.php?id=34 Profile at club site]
* [http://www.fotball.no/histstat.asp?WCI=wiPerson&wce=ceNationMatches&PersonId=355873&OrgElementId=198851 National team statistics]
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