Lene Espedal (born 11 January 1983) is a retired Norwegian

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. She played junior football for Sandved IL and made her senior debut

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in 1999. After a spell in Kolbotn IL she rejoined Klepp before retiring after the 2008 season. She won her sole cap for the

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in the

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. A prolific youth international, she was a squad member for the

2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, UEFA Women's U-19 Championship 2002 Final Tournament was held in Sweden between 2 and 12 May 2002. Players born after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in this competition. Squads Group stage ...

References

1983 births Living people People from Sandnes Norwegian women's footballers Klepp IL players Kolbotn Fotball players Toppserien players Norway women's youth international footballers Norway women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders Footballers from Rogaland {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub