Gitte Kousgaard Pedersen (born 22 January 1979) is a

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international

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, currently playing for B93/HIK/Skjold in the

Elitedivisionen The Danish Women's League ( da, Danmarksturneringens Kvindeliga, Kvinde-DM Liga or Kvindeligaen) is a semi-professional top-flight league for women's football in Denmark. It is organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) as part of the na ...

. While in a relationship with male footballer Thomas Gravesen, she previously played in Germany with

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and England with Everton. Gravesen was playing professionally for the male versions of the teams at the time. Pedersen returned to Denmark to train as a

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. In 2013, she was working in the accident & emergency department of Bispebjerg Hospital.

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* Danish women's footballers Denmark women's international footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in England Expatriate women's footballers in Germany 1979 births Living people Everton F.C. (women) players FA Women's National League players Hamburger SV (women) players Women's association football midfielders {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub