Lena Ingelsrudøya
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Lena Ingelsrudøya was a Norwegian woman footballer.
Ingelsrudøya began her career in a boys' team at Tobøl and then played on a girls' team at Skotterud
. She later played for Swedish clubs Eda IF in Charlottenberg
and Mariedals IK in Borås
, before studying in the United States, where she played college football in St. Louis
.
She returned to Norway in 1999 as a 26-year-old and joined Setskog/Høland in the elite league, the Toppserien. As a defender she played in most of her club's matches, including the Norwegian Cup Final in November 2005, by which time the team had become Team Strømmen. In 2005 Team Strømmen were runners-up in the Toppserien league. Before the 2010 season Team Strømmen joined the Lillestrøm men's football club Lillestrøm SK to form the new women's club Lillestrøm SK Fotball Kvinner, abbreviated to LSK Kvinner.
She worked as a product specialist at the medical company Johnson & Johnson
. She retired from regular play at the end of 2006 but continued as a volunteer and played several matches in goal in the 2009 season.
Ingelsrudøya began her career in a boys' team at Tobøl and then played on a girls' team at Skotterud
Skotterud
Skotterud is the administrative centre of Eidskog municipality, Norway. Its population is 1,361....
. She later played for Swedish clubs Eda IF in Charlottenberg
Charlottenberg
Charlottenberg is a locality and the seat of Eda Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 2,048 inhabitants in 2005.Situated some 7 km from the Norwegian border, the town has a population of around 3,000. Charlottenberg railway station is the last station in Sweden before the Norwegian border,...
and Mariedals IK in Borås
Borås
Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...
, before studying in the United States, where she played college football in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
.
She returned to Norway in 1999 as a 26-year-old and joined Setskog/Høland in the elite league, the Toppserien. As a defender she played in most of her club's matches, including the Norwegian Cup Final in November 2005, by which time the team had become Team Strømmen. In 2005 Team Strømmen were runners-up in the Toppserien league. Before the 2010 season Team Strømmen joined the Lillestrøm men's football club Lillestrøm SK to form the new women's club Lillestrøm SK Fotball Kvinner, abbreviated to LSK Kvinner.
She worked as a product specialist at the medical company Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
. She retired from regular play at the end of 2006 but continued as a volunteer and played several matches in goal in the 2009 season.