Birte Kjems
Danish association football player
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. She was a member of the Denmark team that won the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup in Mexico.
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.
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