Lis Westberg Pedersen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lis Westberg Wedell-Riis[1] | ||
| Birth name | Lis Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | September–December 1946 | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 2017 (aged 70) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Boldklubben Orient | |||
| International career | |||
| 1971 | Denmark | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Lis Westberg Wedell-Riis (née Pedersen; 1946–6 September 2017[2]) was a Danish footballer manager and former defender who played for Boldklubben Orient and the Denmark women's national football team.[3][4][5]
Managerial career
Westberg made history as the first female Danish head coach in 1980, guiding BK Femina to win the eighth edition of the Danish Championship in her first season.[6][7] Westberg later worked with future Brentford and Spurs manager Thomas Frank in Frederiksværk.[8]
Honours
National team
References
- ↑ "arkiv.dk | VM- Kvindelandsholdet i Herrested, juli 1971". arkiv.azurewebsites.net. 1971-07-19. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ Abildgaard, Amalie (2017-09-07). "Lis Westberg er død". B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ Nørgaard, Malte (2017-09-06). "Dansk VM-anfører fra 1971 er død". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ Hesselager, Skrevet af: Øjvins. "Enhver piges drøm". Information (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "1962-1971: Da de danske fodboldkvinder var verdens bedste". DR (in Danish). 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "Femina er sikker og har allerede købt champagnen". Søndags, Sport, 1. sektion (in Danish). Vol. 108, no. 305. Lands-avisen Aktuelt. 1979-11-04. p. 22.
- ↑ Mogensen, Grete (1984). "Bagside, Seniores, 1974–1979, 1979–1984". Boldklubben Femina: 1959–1984 (in Danish). Boldklubben Femina. pp. 2, 12, 29–32, 33–35, 36.
- ↑ Harris, Jay (2025-07-25). "The real Thomas Frank: The new Spurs boss by those who know him in Denmark". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
- ↑ "Copa 71: how the largest crowd in women's sport vanished | Guinness World Records".