Trude Stendal

Trude Margaret Stendal (born 30 May 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian former footballer. She played as a forward for Toppserien club IL Sandviken and the Norway women's national football team. She scored twice in the Norwegians' 2–1 win over Sweden in the final of the 1987 European Competition for Women's Football.[1] During her football career Stendal also worked in a bank. She trained as a nurse when injury brought about her premature retirement from football.[2]

Trude Stendal
Personal information
Full name Trude Margaret Stendal
Date of birth (1963-05-30) 30 May 1963
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
IL Sandviken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
IL Sandviken
SK Sprint-Jeløy
National team‡
1981–1990 Norway 32 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:22, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:22, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Stendal had injured her knee in a match against the United States a month after the Euro 1987 final. After making her comeback, she broke her leg in a 1991 Norwegian Women's Cup match against Trondheims-Ørn and was forced to retire.[3]

References
  1. Aarre, Eivind (2 February 2012). "1987: Heidi Støre". Uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. Fauskanger, Kari (28 September 2007). "Nå er det Stendals tur til å heie". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. Lote, Arve (28 July 2013). "EM-helten frå 1987: – Det var eit voldsomt styr" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
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