Gitte Krogh
Danish footballer (born 1977)
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Gitte Krogh (born 13 May 1977) is a Danish former football forward. She was part of the Denmark women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Horsens, Denmark | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stensballe IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | HEI Aarhus | ||
| 1998–2001 | OB | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994–2001 | Denmark | 90 | (46) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing three matches.[2]
After playing for Denmark in their 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 semi-final defeat by Sweden, Krogh made a shock retirement from football at the age of 24.[3][4]
International career
Krogh made her debut for the senior Denmark team as a 17-year-old, in a 1–0 friendly defeat by the Netherlands in Hoogezand on 14 September 1994. She scored three goals at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup,[1] and a tournament preview of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup on the SoccerTimes.com website described her as a "top striker".[5]
