Bente Dalum Nordby was born on 23 July 1974 and is a former Norwegian football goalkeeper.
22 Facts About Bente Nordby
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Bente Nordby played with the Norway women's national football team from 1991 to 2007.
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Bente Nordby appeared in the first five FIFA Women's World Cups, an achievement that only US player Kristine Lilly shares.
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Bente Nordby is the second most-capped international women's goalkeeper of all time.
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On 24 January 2008, Bente Nordby announced her retirement from the national team.
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Bente Nordby, paired with fellow Norwegian Hege Riise, was the first pick in the 30 October 2000 WUSA Foreign Player Allocation Draft, having been chosen by the Carolina Courage.
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Bente Nordby played the first half of the 2001 season for the Courage, but was later traded to the San Diego Spirit.
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Bente Nordby continued to play with Kolbotn until the end of the 2004 season.
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Bente Nordby then signed with Asker FK in December 2005.
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In 2007, Bente Nordby won the Damallsvenskan Goalkeeper of the Year Award.
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On 27 November 2007, it was announced that Bente Nordby would be signing an 18-month contract with Lyon as cover for their regular goalkeeper, Veronique Pons, who was out with a long-term injury.
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In June 2009, the Norway national team trainer Bjarne Berntsen announced that Bente Nordby had retired from Lyon and would not be joining Norway's squad for the 2009 European Cup tournament.
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Bente Nordby made her debut for the national team on 30 August 1991, in New Britain, Conn.
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In 1991, Bente Nordby was the national team reserve keeper at the 1991 Women's World Cup in China; Norway won a silver.
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Bente Nordby was on the squad that won the 1993 European Championship and the Algarve Cup in 1994.
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Bente Nordby replaced long-time GK Reidun Seth starting goalkeeper in 1995.
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Bente Nordby was the starting keeper for Norway as they won the Algarve Cup in 1996,1997 and 1998.
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Bente Nordby was on the Olympic Gold squad at the Sydney Summer Olympics on 28 September 2000.
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Bente Nordby was named to the FIFA Women's World Stars squad in April 2007, as the starting goalkeeper and co-captain with US player, Kristine Lilly.
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Bente Nordby has been nominated for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award in 2001,2004,2005 and 2007.
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Bente Nordby officially announced her retirement from the national team in January 2008.
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Bente Nordby's hometown is Raufoss, Norway and she has an older brother and younger sister.