Birte Kjems

Birte Kjems
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-04-09) 9 April 1949
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ribe Boldklub
International career
1974-1983 Denmark 6 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place1971 MexicoTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birte Kjems (born 9 April 1949), also referred to as Birthe Kjems, is a Danish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Ribe Boldklub and the Denmark women's national football team.[1][2] She was a member of the Denmark team that won the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico.[2][3]

International career

Nielsen won six official caps for the Denmark women's national football team between 1974 and 1983, and made four appearances in the 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico.[4][5]

Honours

National team

References

  1. ↑ "Birte Kjems" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 de los Reyes, Marco (21 May 2026). "Danmarks sejr ved det uofficielle VM i fodbold for kvinder i 1971". Lex.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Kvindernes VM-hold fra 1971" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hun blev verdensmester foran 112.000 tilskuere - årene efter var det glemt". tvSyd. April 2, 2026.
  5. ↑ Journalist, Svend Andreas Worre Sørensen. "Hun vogtede målet, da kvinderne blev verdensmestre i 1971: Der er stadig lang vej for kvindefodbold". Kristeligt Dagblad.
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