Cecilie Pedersen (Danish footballer)

Cecilie Vedel Pedersen (born 19 March 1983) is a Danish former footballer. She played for Elitedivisionen club Brøndby IF and also represented the Denmark national team.

Cecilie Pedersen
Personal information
Full name Cecilie Vedel Pedersen
Date of birth (1983-03-19) 19 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Hvidovre IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Brøndby IF 74 (9)
International career
1999–2000 Denmark U-17 13 (1)
2000–2002 Denmark U-19 25 (3)
2002–2005 Denmark 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:29, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:29, 29 November 2018 (UTC)

Club career

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Pedersen made a total of 89 appearances for Brøndby between 2000 and 2006, scoring nine goals.[1] She was part of the Brøndby team which reached the 2003–04 UEFA Women's Cup semi-finals.[2]

International career

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Pedersen represented Denmark at the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada. She made her debut for the senior Denmark women's national football team in October 2002; a 2–0 defeat by Germany in Ulm. She was named in national coach Peter Bonde's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005,[3] where Denmark were eliminated at the group stage.

Personal life

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After injury ended Pedersen's football career, she began a relationship with her Indian yoga instructor Rahul Alinje. In December 2015 they were married in Manmad, India, in a traditional Marathi Buddhist ceremony.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kampstatistik på spillere" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ^ Duret, Sébastien (7 July 2004). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2003/04 – Details Knock-Out Phase". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ Bruun, Peter (3 May 2005). "Bonde names party for EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ^ Balajiwale, Vaishali (17 December 2015). "Manmad all keen on welcoming its Danish bahu". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  5. ^ Najmi, Quaid (18 December 2015). "What a goal! Maharashtra yoga teacher to marry Danish woman football star". Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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