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Susan Mackensie

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Susan Mackensie
Personal information
Full name Susan Jepsen Mackensie
Date of birth (1962-12-24) 24 December 1962 (age 61)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
HEI Aarhus
International career
1983–1993 Denmark 27 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Susan Jepsen Mackensie (born 24 December 1962) is a Danish former football defender, who played for the senior Danish national team for 10 years from 1983 to 1993.

International career

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Mackensie made her senior international debut for Denmark in August 1983, playing in a 2–1 friendly defeat by Sweden in Mellerud.[1]

At the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, Mackensie played the full 80 minutes in all three group games as Denmark qualified for the quarter final, scoring in the 3–0 win over New Zealand.[2] In the quarter final against Germany, Mackensie scored a penalty kick to equalise Bettina Wiegmann's opening goal and force extra time. Heidi Mohr scored the winning goal for Germany with two minutes left in extra time.[3]

Mackensie inherited the national team captaincy after the World Cup. She scored twice in her final match for Denmark, a 3–1 win over Germany in the third place play–off at UEFA Women's Euro 1993.

Personal life

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Mackensie is married to Poul Højmose, a former footballer who was her coach at Hjortshøj-Egå. Højmose later trained the Danish women's national team from 1999 to 2004. In 2004 the couple were living in Højbjerg with their two daughters.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Danmark - Sverige 1 - 2" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 - Technical Report & Statistics" (PDF). FIFA. p. 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Akers-Stahl's Five Goals Carry U.S. Women Into Cup Semifinals". The Seattle Times. 25 November 1991. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ Møller Riis, Helle (23 July 2004). "En hård banan blev blødere" (in Danish). Fagligt Fælles Forbund. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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