Gøril Kringen is a former Norwegian

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 footballer

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 and Olympic champion.

She played club football for Trondheims-Ørn, and holds the record for total matches played for the club (515).

She debuted for the Norwegian national team

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 in 1995, and played 72 matches for the national team. With Norway she won Gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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 in Sydney

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She now coaches Trondheims-Ørn and has also coached Norway's Under-23 team.