Trude Stendal

Trude Margaret Stendal (born 30 May 1963) is a Norwegian former footballer. She played as a forward for Toppserien club IL Sandviken and the Norway women's national football team. She scored twice in the Norwegians' 2–1 win over Sweden in the final of the 1987 European Competition for Women's Football.^[1] During her football career Stendal also worked in a bank. She trained as a nurse when injury brought about her premature retirement from football.^[2]

Trude Stendal

Personal information
Full name	Trude Margaret Stendal
Date of birth	(1963-05-30) 30 May 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Bergen, Norway
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	IL Sandviken
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	IL Sandviken
	SK Sprint-Jeløy
International career‡
1981–1990	Norway	32	(15)
Medal record  Norway Winner European Championship 1987
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 28 June 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:22, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Stendal had injured her knee in a match against the United States a month after the Euro 1987 final. After making her comeback, she broke her leg in a 1991 Norwegian Women's Cup match against Trondheims-Ørn and was forced to retire.^[3]

References

1. Aarre, Eivind (2 February 2012). "1987: Heidi Støre". Uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
2. Fauskanger, Kari (28 September 2007). "Nå er det Stendals tur til å heie". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
3. Lote, Arve (28 July 2013). "EM-helten frå 1987: – Det var eit voldsomt styr" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

External links

• Profile at Football Association of Norway (NFF)