17 Facts About Linda Medalen

Linda Medalen was born on 17 June 1965 and is a former Norwegian footballer.

Linda Medalen is one of Norway's most celebrated former footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals.

Linda Medalen was on the Norway team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Linda Medalen played most of her career in Norway with Asker Fotball, and retired in 2006, at 41 years old.

Linda Medalen started her career as a striker, but as her career progressed, she moved further back on the field, and was playing toward the end of her career in central defence.

Apart from playing football, Medalen worked as a police officer.

Linda Medalen was awarded FIFA's "Bronze Ball" as the tournament's third best player.

Linda Medalen was an important player in the Norway team which won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.

At the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, Linda Medalen was Norway's captain.

Linda Medalen felt she had sufficiently recovered from a ligament injury to participate at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Linda Medalen was disappointed at the withdrawal of her Norwegian Football Federation central contract worth 3500kr per month: "it was like getting a knife in the back".

Linda Medalen brought her partner Kristin Bitnes to that year's FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, but the couple separated after eight years together in 2006.

Linda Medalen was part of an exceptionally strong Norwegian women's football selection at the 2002 Gay Games in Sydney.

Linda Medalen met dance instructor Trude Flan in 2010 and the two were married two years later.

In 2020 Linda Medalen participated in the "Mesternes mester" reality television programme, screened on NRK.

TVNorge apologised to Linda Medalen after broadcasting images of her topless without her consent.

Linda Medalen enjoyed Norway's rivalry with the United States team, frequently exchanging "trash-talk" with her friend Michelle Akers.