Dagny Mellgren
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Dagny Mellgren Haugland[1] (née Mellgren; born 19 June 1978) from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer.[2] She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp.[3] She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA.[2] She scored the controversial golden goal, which involved an alleged handball in the lead-up, in the final against the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][4]
References[]
- ^ Dagny Mellgren at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b c "Dagny Mellgren". Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
- ^ "Mellgren legger opp - VG Nett om Kvinnefotball". 21 December 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
- ^ Lewis, Samantha (28 September 2020). "Julie Foudy remembers USWNT's Sydney 2000 Gold Medal match: 'I can't even watch that game again'". ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Norwegian women's footballers
- Norway women's international footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Olympic footballers of Norway
- Boston Breakers (WUSA) players
- Women's United Soccer Association players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Toppserien players
- Klepp IL players
- Arna-Bjørnar players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- People from Gjesdal
- Norwegian women's football biography stubs
- Norwegian Olympic medalist stubs