Nina Nymark Andersen

Nina Nymark Jakobsen (née Andersen) (born 28 September 1972) is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist.

Nina Nymark Andersen
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
World Cup
1995 Sweden Team

She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1993, and played 50 matches for the national team.[1] She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2] Her twin sister Anne Nymark Andersen is also a football player, and the two sisters played simultaneously for the national football team. They both became world champions in 1995.

Her clubs include IL Sandviken.

After retiring as a player, she has spent four years as assistant coach at IF Fløya, leaving the club after the 2005 season.[3] In the 2008 season, Nymark Jacobsen coached the club Fløya, first together with Rune Repvik,[4] and later with coach Rune Brustad.[5]

References
  1. "Nina Nymark Jakobsen, 28.9.1972. Kamper for Norge - Fotball - KVI 1" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  2. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Soccer" Archived 22 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 17 May 2008)
  3. Barosen, Kim (19 September 2005). "Følger Odden ut av Fløya". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  4. "16 av 19 Fløya-jenter kombinerer eliteseriespill med skole og studier". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 9 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  5. Kristin Moe (26 October 2008). "Briljerte mot Kattem" (in Norwegian). www.itromso.no. Retrieved 6 February 2009.


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