Asta Vig

Asta Vig
Personal information
Birth name Asta Vig
Date of birth (1949-05-22) 22 May 1949
Place of birth Horne, Varde, Denmark
Position Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1974 Billum IF
International career
1971 Denmark
Medal record
Women's football
Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place1971 MexicoTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Asta Vig Sørensen (born 22 May 1949) is a Danish former footballer who played as a left-back for Billum IF and the Denmark women's national football team.[1][2]

International career

Vig was a member of the Denmark team that won the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico. While on the reserves initially, she was promoted to the starting line-up playing left-back.[3][2][4]

Honours

National team

References

  1. ↑ "Kvindelig verdensmester om Harder: - Hun fortjener det". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish). 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  2. 1 2 "Verdensmestre hyldet efter 47 år". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). 2018-09-05. Archived from the original on 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Efter en måned i Mexico blev hun verdensmester og en kendt person på gaden". tvSyd (in Danish). 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  4. ↑ Ahlstrøm, Frits (2023-07-14). "VM-optakt 1: 52 år siden, Danmark blev verdensmester". Viaplay Sports News. Retrieved 2026-06-15.