Maureen Jacobson

Maureen Jacobson

Personal information
Full name	Maureen Dale Jacobson
Date of birth	7 December 1961
Place of birth	New Zealand
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1987–1993	Millwall Lionesses
1988	HJK Helsinki
National team
1979–1996	New Zealand	60	(20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Maureen Dale Jacobson (born 7 December 1961) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.

Club career

Jacobsen played in England with Millwall Lionesses and was part of their FA Women's Cup winning team in 1991. She also won the Finnish Naisten SM-sarja championship with HJK Helsinki in 1988.^[1]

International career

Jacobson made her full Football Ferns debut in a 2–2 draw with Australia 6 October 1979.^[2] She went on to become New Zealand's second most capped female player with 60 caps and 20 goals to her credit.^[3]

Jacobson represented New Zealand at the Women's World Cup finals in China in 1991^[4][5] playing all 3 group games; a 0–3 loss to Denmark,^[6] a 0–4 loss to Norway^[7] and a 1–4 loss to China.^[8]

References

1. "Maureen Jacobson". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
2. "Football Ferns – Line-ups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
3. "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
4. 1991 FIFA World Cup
5. "FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
6. Match Report – Denmark v New Zealand
7. Match Report – Norway v New Zealand
8. Match Report – China PR v New Zealand

External links

• Maureen Jacobson – FIFA competition record