Dagny Mellgren

Summary

Dagny Mellgren Haugland (née Mellgren; born 19 June 1978) from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer.[4] She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp.[5] She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA.[4] She scored the golden goal in the final against the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[4][6] winning the gold medal for Norway. She retired from football in December 2005.[7]

Dagny Mellgren
Personal information
Full name Dagny Mellgren Haugland[1]
Birth name Dagny Mellgren[2]
Date of birth (1978-06-19) 19 June 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1996 Ålgård FK
1996–1997 Klepp IL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Klepp IL 27 (15)
1999–2000 Arna-Bjørnar 43 (16)
2001–2003 Boston Breakers 59 (36)
2004–2005 Klepp IL 29 (1)
Total 158 (68)
International career
1996–1997 Norway U20 4 (0)
1998 Norway U21 4 (2)
1999–2005 Norway 95 (49)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Runner-up 2005 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Conpetition
1. 26 June 1999 Chicago, United States   Japan 4–0 4–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
2. 12 March 2000 Lagoa, Portugal   Finland 2–0 2–0 2000 Algarve Cup
3. 16 March 2000 Portimão, Portugal   China 1–0 3–0
4. 2–0
5. 3–0
6. 4 June 2000 Moss, Norway   England 1–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
7. 5–0
8. 17 September 2000 Canberra, Australia   Nigeria 1–0 3–1 2000 Summer Olympics
9. 28 September 2000 Sydney, Australia   United States 3–2 3–2 (a.e.t.)
10. 11 March 2001 Albufeira, Portugal   Finland 1–0 5–1 2001 Algarve Cup
11. 2–0
12. 25 June 2001 Ulm, Germany   France 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001
13. 28 June 2001 Reutlingen, Germany   Italy 1–1 1–1
14. 8 September 2001 Lillestrøm, Norway   Ukraine 3–0 4–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
15. 11 September 2001 Kongsvinger, Norway   Czech Republic 1–0 5–0
16. 13 October 2001 Cannes, France   France 3–0 3–0
17. 1 March 2002 Albufeira, Portugal   England 1–0 3–1 2002 Algarve Cup
18. 3 March 2002 Ferreiras, Portugal   Sweden 1–0 3–3
19. 5 March 2002 Lagos, Portugal   United States 2–1 3–2
20. 9 May 2002 Halden, Norway   France 1–0 3–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21. 2–1
22. 3–1
23. 23 January 2003 Yiwu, China   United States 1–1 1–3 2003 Four Nations Tournament
24. 26 January 2003 Wuhan, China   Germany 1–0 2–2
25. 14 March 2003 Olhão, Portugal   Sweden 1–0 1–1 2003 Algarve Cup
26. 18 March 2003 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal   Canada 1–0 1–0
27. 20 March 2003 Quarteira, Portugal   France 1–0 1–0
28. 11 May 2003 Kristiansand, Norway   Belgium 3–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
29. 20 September 2003 Philadelphia, United States   France 2–0 2–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
30. 27 September 2003 Foxborough, United States   South Korea 2–0 7–1
31. 3–0
32. 16 November 2003 Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain   Spain 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
33. 10 November 2004 Reykjavík, Iceland   Iceland 2–0 7–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
34. 13 November 2004 Oslo, Norway   Iceland 1–0 2–1
35. 2–1
36. 12 June 2005 Preston, England   Italy 4–1 5–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2005
37. 19 June 2005 Blackburn, England   Germany 1–2 1–3
38. 27 August 2005 Lillestrøm, Norway   Ukraine 1–0 4–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
39. 3–1

Personal life edit

Mellgren and her partner Gert Haugland had a child in September 2006.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Dagny Mellgren at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)  
  2. ^ "Dagny Mellgren". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 6 March 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ Dagny Mellgren at Olympedia  
  4. ^ a b c "Dagny Mellgren". Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Mellgren legger opp – VG Nett om Kvinnefotball". 21 December 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Fotballhelt fikk gullgutt" [Football hero got a golden boy]. Seher (in Norwegian). 20 September 2005. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2023.