Unni Lehn (born 7 June 1977) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder.[1] She has 133 appearances for Norway's national team. In 2000 Lehn played 86 minutes of the Olympic Final in Sydney, in which Norway beat the US in extra time to take the gold medal. She lives in Trondheim and played for Trondheims-Ørn from 1994 onwards, with over 400 appearances for the club during which they won the Norwegian league title and the Norwegian Cup competition several times. From 2001 to 2003 she played in the US with Carolina Courage. She announced her retirement from football at the end of 2007.

Unni Lehn
Personal information
Full name Unni Lehn[1]
Date of birth (1977-06-07) 7 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Melhus, Norway
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Trondheims-Ørn
Number 10
Youth career
Melhus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1994 Melhus
1994–2001 Trondheims-Ørn
2001–2004 Carolina Courage
2004–2007 Trondheims-Ørn
International career
1992–1993 Norway under-16 11 (2)
1994–1996 Norway under-20 19 (9)
1996–2007 Norway 134 (24)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 December 2007

Unni Lehn has an economics degree and is continuing working at the BN Bank in Trondheim.

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 March 1998 Loulé, Portugal   Denmark 2–0 4–1 1998 Algarve Cup
2. 23 June 1999 Landover, United States   Canada 3–1 7–1 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
3. 23 January 2002 Guangzhou, China   United States 1–0 1–0 2002 Four Nations Tournament
4. 29 January 2003 Shanghai, China   China 1–1 1–1 2002 Four Nations Tournament
5. 14 March 2004 Guia, Portugal   Finland ?–? 4–1 2004 Algarve Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b "Unni Lehn – Profil". fotball.n (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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