Birgit Prinz

Birgit Prinz ( 2008)

Birgit Prinz ( born October 25, 1977 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a former German football player. It is World Player of the years 2003, 2004 and 2005, top scorer of the World Cup 2003 ( seven goals in six games ) and eight-time German Player of the Year, most recently in 2008. On 17 September 2007 in the match against Japan at the World Cup it was by their 14 matches to 2011 sole scorer at the World Championships. With ten goals it was up to July 25, 2012 together with Cristiane scorer at the Olympic Games. As the only player, she managed to achieve in four appearances at Olympic Games (1996 to 2008) in each case at least one goal. With its 128 international goals is gender across the leading scorer of the DFB. 12 August 2011 Prince declared the end of her career. On 27 March 2012, the DFB honored the record national with a farewell game and appointed her in 2013 to honor the captain of the national women's team in addition to Bettina Wiegmann.

Sports career

Association

Birgit Prinz played since 1992 for the FSV Frankfurt, for which it already with 15 years could deny their first Bundesliga game thanks to special permission. With Sandra Smisek she made in the 90s at the Frankfurt city a congenial strike partnership ( " cookie and crumbs "). Since 1998 she played at the 1st FFC Frankfurt, separated by a short time as a professional in the U.S. Women's WUSA Carolina Courage at the club, with whom she won the final in 2002 and was voted " Most Valuable Player". At first FFC they then played back together with Smisek.

2003, the President of the Italian men's club AC Perugia Luciano Gaucci Prince offered a place in the squad of his club. She refused because she was afraid to be committed as a marketing gimmick and then sit mostly on the bench. In July 2006, she received an offer from the Spanish club Real Madrid, who was about to build a women's soccer team. This offer and more from abroad declined from Prince, however, and extended its existing contract in February 2008 at the 1st FFC Frankfurt for another three years.

On 20 May 2006 Prince as a personal member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation ( DOSB) was chosen.

Early 2012 moved to Prince TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. You got there game right and should hospitieren sports psychology, especially in the area. In October 2012, she came to her first competitive use for Hoffenheim in the cup match against VfL Sindelfingen; in the following round of the cup she succeeded in defeating locomotive Leipzig her first competitive goal at the new dress.

National

Their first international game they played with 16 years on 27 July 1994 in Montreal against Canada. It was in the 72nd minute, substitute for Heidi Mohr, the former top scorer, scoring in the 89th minute as the second youngest player to date her first international goal in a 2-1 Result for Germany. On March 26, 1995, she stood as to date the youngest player in the victorious European champion team and in the same year as the youngest player in a World Cup final. From November 2003 until her retirement in 2011, she was captain of the national team. Since 2013, it is an honorary captain of the national women's team in addition to Bettina Wiegmann.

In her 135th international game In the Women's Football Championship 2005 in England, she achieved on 9 June 2005 in the game against Italy her 84th goal; since she was top scorer of the German national team. On 25 October 2006 Prince graduated in Aalen against England her 154th international game, took with it the same as the previously sole record national Bettina Wiegmann and shot her 100th goal for the national team, which is unprecedented succeeded no other German player. On November 23, she put in the game against Japan ( 6-3 ) with 155 games a new international game record for German soccer players and has since been sole record holder.

On 5 March 2008 she played her 175th game. In EM- finals (including the semi-finals 1994/95 ) they scored eight (until 2009 record along with Heidi Mohr, then outbid by Inka Grings ) and ten goals at the Olympic Games ( Olympic record until 25 June 2012, together with Cristiane ). In the match against China at the Olympic Games in Athens, it achieved the goals achieved so far, most by a player in an Olympic football match of women with four goals. With its 182 international match on 23 July 2008, it is one of the now 15 women who ad -Da ʿ ʿ ayya, who was then run as a most-capped player in the men's players who have more than football internationals Mohammad denied. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, she put in the 3rd place match on 21 August 2008, her 188th game the European record by Hege Riise one. By a 2-0 Germany won the Olympic bronze medal for the third time.

On 22 April 2009 she surpassed her 189th international game the European record by Hege Riise. After a clash with Melanie Behringer, she moved to a broken rib, so they had to be replaced in the 39th minute. They could also be used again in the next game of the national team on 25 July 2009 and achieved her 123 international goal. During the 2009 European Championship in Finland, however, she had to wait until the finale to achieve their first two tournament matches ( 1-0 and 6-2 ).

On February 17, 2010, she made the 3-0 friendly win against North Korea as the first European woman her 200th international game. In addition, it is with this game, now the player who played the longest in the national team. Since her debut, she was active 15 years and 205 days in the national team. So you surpassed the record set by Martina Voss, who was active 15 years and 164 days.

Your reach in eight games at least 3 goals. With its 128 gates, it is the fifth- leading scorer world. Only the U.S. Americans Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly, who came to 165, 158 or 130 goals in international matches, as well as the Canadian Christine Sinclair, who previously scored 147 goals scored more goals (as of February 13, 2014 ).

At the Algarve Cup in 2010, in which the German team in the group stage, scoring 16 goals and lost in the final 2:3 against the United States, it was used in midfield.

Prince was as captain of the German squad for the 2011 World Cup in Germany. In the first two games, they led the team as captain on the field. After also not to the past performance zoom came and was replaced in the two matches since their first World Cup match, she came in the game to win the group against France for the first time on 5 June 1995 in a World Cup game not used. After the lost quarter-final game against Japan, she announced her departure from the national team. Prince played a total of 24 World Cup matches and participated in five World Cup tournaments. Only Kristine Lilly managed more World Cup matches (30). Eight times they led the national team in World Cup games on the field, only Aline Pellegrino (Brazil ) came on more missions than captain (9). You scored 14 World Cup goals and was until July 10, 2011 the sole record holder, before it was overtaken by Marta. Only Ronaldo scored more World Cup goals (15).

On March 27, 2012, a testimonial match was held in Frankfurt, where the national team met the first FFC Frankfurt. Prince played a half- time for the first FFC Frankfurt and then up to 85 minutes for the German women 's national soccer team, scoring for both teams ever score a goal. In both teams current and former players were represented, which has played together Prince, among others Hege Riise from Norway, who played with Prince Courage at Carolina and was replaced by this as a European record national.

Achievements

World Champion 2003 and 2007
Olympic bronze medal in 2000, 2004, 2008, OS - 1996 participation
European Champion 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2009
UEFA Women 's Cup winner with the 1st FFC Frankfurt in 2002, 2006 and 2008
German Champion 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008 ( a total of nine times)
Champion of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 2013 with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
German Cup winner 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2011 (a total of ten times )
DFB - Pokal winner Halle 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006 and 2007
Supercup winner 1996
U.S. Champion 2002
Algarve Cup winner 2006
Founders Cup winner ( WUSA champion ) 2002 ( former U.S. professional league )
Scorer of the 2003 World Cup ( with 7 gates )
The Women's Bundesliga top scorer in 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2007

Records

Most Appearances: 5 (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 / jointly with Kristine Lilly, Homare Sawa and Formiga )
Most World Cup goals: 14 (shared with Marta )
Most games at the Olympics: 19
By 2012, most of the gates at the Olympics: 10 (shared with Cristiane, then Cristiane July 25, 2012 exceeded )

Awards

World Player of the years 2003 to 2005, second in 2002 and the years 2007 to 2010
Eightfold German Footballer of the Year of Years 2001-2008
Golden Ball at the FIFA 2003 World Cup as the best player of the tournament
Silver Ball at the FIFA World Cup 2007 as the second best player of the tournament
Hessian Order of Merit, awarded on 8 November 2007
Silver Bay Leaf
Member of the Team of the Year in 2003 and 2009 for the Sports Person of the Year
FIFA ambassador for women's football

Besides football

Your High School put Birgit Prinz 1997 starting and then became a masseuse and medical lifeguard as well as a physiotherapist trained. In 2005 she began a degree in psychology in Frankfurt am Main, where she graduated in 2010 with a degree in psychology.

Together with the National coach Silvia Neid was dedicated to a Barbie doll manufacturer Mattel in February 2011 Prince.

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