Kari Nielsen
Kari Nielsen is a former Norwegian footballer, known as the first goal scorer for the Norway women's national football team.
Nielsen was also part of the Norwegian team at the 1987 European Championships. Kari Nielsen scored 14 goals in 49 appearances for Norway.
From 1994 through 1996 she managed Asker. After that she worked on an offshore oil rig.
Openly lesbian, she headed a Norwegian football team at the 2002 Gay Games as player-coach.