Merete Pedersen
Personal information
Full name Merete Pedersen
Date of birth (1973-06-30) 30 June 1973
Place of birth Sæby, Denmark[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Jerlev
Ammitzbøl
Jelling
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1995 Vejle
1995–1999 OB
1999–2000 Siegen
2000–2003 OB
2003–2006 Torres
2006–2009 OB
International career‡
1993–2009 Denmark 136 (65)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2012

Merete Pedersen (born 30 June 1973) is a Danish former[2] football striker who played for Vejle BK and Odense BK in the Elitedivisionen, TSV Siegen in the German Bundesliga and Torres CF in Italy's Serie A, taking part in the UEFA Women's Cup with Odense and Torres.[3] She was a member of the Danish national team for sixteen years, taking part in the 1999 and 2007 World Cups, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1997, 2001 and 2005 European Championships.[4]

In September 2008 Pedersen scored the only goal in Denmark's 1–0 win over Ukraine to secure her country's place at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. It was her tenth goal of the qualifying series.[5] Ahead of the final tournament she retired from international football, stating that she did not wish to sit on the substitute's bench as a 36–year–old and would prefer to concentrate on her career as a teacher. With 65 goals in 136 senior internationals she was the team's all–time top goalscorer,[6] before her record was broken by Pernille Harder on 16 September 2021 with her 66th goal.

References

  1. ↑ "Merete Pedersen". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Merete Pedersen. Archived 8 September 2012 at archive.today OB125.dek
  3. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  4. ↑ Profile and list of appearances in the Danish Football Association's website
  5. ↑ Bruun, Peter (1 October 2008). "Pedersen goal takes Denmark to finals". Copenhagen: UEFA. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Wadland, Jacob (13 May 2009). "Merete Pedersen stopper på landsholdet" (in Danish). Copenhagen: Danish Football Association. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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