Gitte Krogh

Gitte Krogh
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-05-13) 13 May 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Horsens, Denmark
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
Stensballe IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 HEI
1998–2001 OB
International career
1994–2001 Denmark 90 (46)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gitte Krogh (born 13 May 1977) is a Danish former football forward. She was part of the Denmark women's national football team.

She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing three matches.

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.

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, and a tournament preview of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup on the SoccerTimes.com website described her as a "top striker".

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "KROGH Gitte". FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 October 2000. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Women's Olympic Rosters Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Soccer America, 18 July 1996
  3. ↑ "Slutar efter 89 landskamper i följd" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Gitte Krogh stopper" (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. 26 July 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "USA 1999: Denmark". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2025.