[3] At club level with Trondheims-Ørn she won six Norwegian Women's Cup competitions and five Toppserien championships between 1993 and 2000.

[4] Aarønes signed for the professional Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) ahead of the inaugural season in 2001.

Plagued by lower back and hamstring injuries, she was only able to play for one season before retiring.

Aarønes played 111 senior international matches for Norway between 1990 and 1999, scoring 60 goals.

[6] Also with the Norway team she won bronze at the inaugural Olympic women's football tournament at Atlanta 1996.