Kristin Lie

Kristin Lie (born 13 December 1978) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker for Egge. She was also capped while playing for Norway.

Kristin Lie
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-12-13) 13 December 1978
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Egge
Number 15
Youth career
Namdalseid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Beitstad
0000–1999 Verdal
1999–2013 Trondheims-Ørn
2014– Egge
National team
2007–2009 Norway 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Lie was born in Steinkjer and grew up in Namdalseid in Nord Trøndelag, where she started her football career with three local clubs, Namdalseid, Beitstad and Verdal. She joined Trondheims-Ørn in 1999.

Lie was the team's top scorer in four consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2009 and also became top scorer in the 2007 Toppserien.[1]

With Trondheims-Ørn, Lie won the Toppserien in 2000, 2001 and 2003, and the Norwegian Women's Cup in 1999, 2001 and 2003. The team also became runner-up in the Toppserien in 1999, 2004 and 2006, as well as in the 2010 Norwegian Women's Cup.

Lie signed a two-year contract extension to continue with Trondheims-Ørn in February 2012, and after 15 seasons with the club she played her last match at home when she got seven minutes as a substitute against Klepp in October 2013. Her last match before her retirement was the last match of the 2013 Toppserien season, away against Lillestrøm.[1]

For Norway, Lie played 12 matches and scored seven goals for the Under-21 team between 1999 and 2001.[2] In 2007, the same year as she became top goalscorer in the Toppserien, she made her debut for the senior national team against Finland.[1] She was a member of the Norwegian squad for the 2009 UEFA Women's European Championship, and played a total of 16 matches for the Norway, scoring one goal, between 2007 and 2009.[2]

References
  1. "Ørn-veteran spiller sin siste kamp" (in Norwegian). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. "Kristin Lie's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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