Elin Bakkerud, née Hopland (born 14 September 1973) is a retired Norwegian football defender.
Team captain Gro Espeseth praised Bakkerud's pace, tackling, passing and tactical skills.
Bakkerud was selected for the Norway women's national football team to face Slovakia in the autumn of 1996,[2] and made her debut in that match.
The couple found residence in Helsingør in Denmark, with Elin Bakkerud commencing a nursing education there.
She would commute from Denmark to Larvik to play matches, while planning to conduct her training sessions with Danish club Hillerød G&I.