Katrine Søndergaard Pedersen (born 13 April 1977) is a Danish former footballer and current coach who serves as the head coach of Canadian Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katrine Søndergaard Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Horsens, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ottawa Rapid FC (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1993 | Stensballe IK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2002 | HEI | ||
| 2002 | IK Skovbakken | ||
| 2002–2003 | Fulham | ||
| 2003–2005 | Fløya | ||
| 2006 | Djurgården/Älvsjö | ||
| 2007–2008 | Asker | ||
| 2009–2013 | Stabæk | 99 | (18) |
| 2014–2015 | Adelaide United | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | Stabæk | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2013 | Denmark | 210 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Denmark (women) (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | AGF Fodbold (women) | ||
| 2024– | Ottawa Rapid FC (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
She has played for and captained Denmark, for whom she accrued a national record 210 caps.
Club career
editAt club level, Pedersen spent the final years of her career with Norwegian club Stabæk,[1] as a result of Stabæk taking over the bankrupt club Asker FK at the end of 2008.
Most of Pedersen's club football has been played outside Denmark. During 2002–03 she played for the English professional club Fulham Ladies, where she won a domestic treble.[2] When Fulham reverted to semi-professional status several players left and Pedersen moved to Norway to join the Toppserien club IF Fløya based in Tromsø. After two seasons there she moved to spend the 2006 season playing in Stockholm, Sweden for the Damallsvenskan club Djurgården/Älvsjö. For the 2007 season, she moved back to Norway to play for Asker SK in Oslo,[3] and stayed there during 2008.
At the end of 2014, Pedersen joined Australian club Adelaide United.[4]
International career
editPedersen made her senior international debut in September 1994; a 1–0 win over the Netherlands in Hoogezand. She was in her national team in the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship in North West England, and was captain at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 in China. She also played in earlier World Cup competitions in 1995 (as an 18-year-old)[5] and 1999, as well as UEFA Women's Championships in 1997, 2001 and 2009.[6]
When Pedersen was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 she was the most experienced active player in Europe, with 203 caps.[7] In November 2013, she announced her pregnancy and retirement while accepting the Danish Player of the Year award.[8] Her total of 210 international appearances is 81 more than her countryman, Peter Schmeichel. She was four games short of Birgit Prinz's record for European players.
Coaching career
editIn August 2015, Pedersen was named an assistant coach with the Denmark women's national team.[9]
In December 2020, it was announced that she would become the head coach of AGF Fodbold in the Danish Women's League beginning in the summer of 2021.[10]
In October 2024, she was announced as the first head coach of Ottawa Rapid FC in the Canadian Northern Super League, ahead of the inaugural season in 2025.[11]
Personal life
editPedersen works as a teacher[5] and football trainer at a high school in Oslo, Norway. In May 2011, her autobiography "Katrine" was published in Denmark.[12] Pedersen is in a relationship with fellow former football player, Maiken Pape.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Hva gjør du nå, Katrine Pedersen?". Stabæk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Cocozza, Paula (6 May 2003). "Triumph at the end of Fulham road". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "KM Akershus 2007 – Lørdag fristil". Langrenn (in Norwegian Bokmål). 28 January 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Greco, John (29 August 2014). "Adelaide snare Danish international". Football Federation Australia.
- ^ a b "The seven Europeans with 200 international caps: Seger, Spitse, Prinz, Sjögran, Pedersen, Panico, Fay". UEFA. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Katrine Pedersen". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Pregnant Pedersen retires with 210 caps". She Kicks. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Schou Nielsen, Pia (24 August 2015). "Anføreren tilbage i rødt og hvidt" [The captain back in red and white]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ Arndalon, Peter (13 December 2020). "AGF ansætter Katrine S. Pedersen og afslører flere ambitiøse planer for klubben" [AGF hires Katrine S. Pedersen and reveals more ambitious plans for the club]. Kvinde Sport (in Danish).
- ^ Davidson, Neil (10 October 2024). "Katrine Pedersen 1st head coach of Ottawa's Northern Super League women's team". CBC Sports.
- ^ Helle Møller Riis (4 May 2011). "Landsholdsduo bag ny bold-biografi" (in Danish). 3f.dk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "Hva gjør du nå, Katrine Pedersen?" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at Asker club site Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at Stabæk club site
- Katrine Pedersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)