Christine Bøe Jensen

Christine Bøe Jensen (born 3 June 1975 in Hammerfest) is a Norwegian former footballer and Olympic champion, born in Hammerfest.[1]

Christine Bøe Jensen
Personal information
Full name Christine Bøe Jensen
Date of birth (1975-06-03) 3 June 1975
Place of birth Hammerfest, Norway[1]
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
HIF-Stein
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kvaløysletta
Fløya
1999–2000 Grand Bodø
2001–2003 Kolbotn
Manglerud Star
Vålerenga
National team‡
2000–2001 Norway 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:16, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:16, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Jensen's first club was HIF-Stein in her native Finnmark. She later moved to Tromsø and turned out for Kvaløysletta and Fløya, before linking up with Grand Bodø. In 2000, she broke into the Norway women's national football team as a Grand Bodø player and was included in the gold medal-winning squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2]

On the back of that success Jensen secured a transfer to Kolbotn in 2001. In 2002, she was top goalscorer with 19 as Kolbotn won the Toppserien title.[3] She later played for Manglerud Star and Vålerenga.[4][5]

References
  1. "Christine Bøe Jensen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. "2000 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Soccer" Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 16, 2008)
  3. "Historikk" (in Norwegian). Kolbotn Fotball. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. Berg, Rune (14 December 2000). "Christine Bøe Jensen: Vil etablere seg på landslaget" (in Norwegian). Finnmarken. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. "Vår nordligste olympiske mester" (PDF). Nordnorsk fotball (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 10 June 2013. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.


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