Bjørg Andersen (born 15 June 1942) is a Norwegian handball player, who played for the clubs

Skjeberg IF Skjeberg is a district of Sarpsborg, Østfold County, Norway. Skjeberg was formerly a municipality in Østfold County. The last administrative centre was at Borgenhaugen. As of 2018, Skjeberg has a population of 1,397. The parish of Skjeberg w ...

Østsiden IL Østsiden Idrettslag Fredrikstad is a Norwegian sports club, based in the city of Fredrikstad. The men's football team currently plays in the Norwegian second division. The club was formed as Østsiden IL on 14 June 1935, and includes football ...

and

Lisleby FK Lisleby Fotballklubb is a multi-sports club from Fredrikstad, Norway. The team plays football and athletics at Lisleby Stadion. The club was founded as an association football club on 8 May 1920. Two years later, the club expanded with athle ...

. She won the Norwegian championship in indoor handball in 1969, and the Norwegian outdoor championship in 1964, 1966 and 1968. She played 143 matches on the

Norway women's national handball team The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2022, Norway has been in 24 finals and is regard ...

from 1960 to 1977. She participated at the

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

and

1975 World Women's Handball Championship The 1975 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Soviet Union between 2-13 December 1975. It was the sixth edition of the World Women's Handball Championship and the first to be held in the Soviet Union. East Germany won their secon ...

s. She is the mother of football manager

Jørn Andersen Jørn Andersen (born 3 February 1963), sometimes written as Jörn, is a Norwegian-German football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the Hong Kong national team. Club career Norway Born in Fredrikstad, Andersen's career started ...

and grandmother of former

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...

player

Niklas Andersen Niklas Andersen (born 4 August 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is the son of Jørn Andersen. Career Andersen played in the youth system of Hamburger SV, Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke 04. He moved ...

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* 1942 births Living people Norwegian female handball players Sportspeople from Østfold {{Norway-handball-bio-stub