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 39)
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

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

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

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

1. (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.

External links

• Danish Football Union (DBU) statistics (in Danish)