Runa Vikestad (born 13 August 1984) is a Norwegian former

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who plays as a defender. She has played for IF Fløya and

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Fortuna Hjørring Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team from Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and play in green and white. Their biggest achievement in European football was reaching the 2002–03 UEFA Women's Cup final where the ...

. From the age of 5 to 16 Vikestad played in boys' football teams at her home on the island of

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. She was with Fløya when the club gained promotion to the Toppserien in 2002, and the club then finished in 5th place in 2003 and 3rd in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, she moved to Denmark and became a league champion with Fortuna Hjørring. Back in Norway in 2007 with Kolbotn she won the Norwegian Cup, and has captained the club since 2010. She has been a member of the Norwegian national team on and off since 2004, taking part in the 2009 European Championship and the 2011 World Cup. She previously played the 2003 U-19 Euro, where Norway reached the final. Vikestad made her debut for Norway in 2008 and has of November 2012 been capped 15 times, scoring one goal.

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1984 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers Norway women's international footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub