Sandra Smisek

Sandra Smisek (February 2008)

Sandra Smisek, nicknamed Smi ( born July 3, 1977 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a former German football player. The offensive player played in the period from 1995 to 2008 in the German national team.

Career

Smisek began her career at FC Kalbach in the north of Frankfurt. There they played to the C- youth in a boys team. When she had to change into a girl's team according to the rules of the Hessian Association, she stopped playing football. As Monika Staab, then coach of the SG Praunheim (today: 1 FFC Frankfurt), tried to steer Smisek to Staabs club, Smisek fled the family home.

Only through a bet that Smisek lost to her father, she came back to football. To redeem the bet Smisek went for a trial at FSV Frankfurt. There she met the same age Birgit Prinz, with which they formed in 1998 to one of the most prolific strike partnerships in the Bundesliga. " Biscuit crumbs and " were the two team internally called the physically smaller Smisek the crumb was. The FSV Smisek 1995 and 1998 German champion, twice DFB Cup winner and twice Hall Cup winner was. In the 1995/96 season with 29 goals this season Smisek was top scorer.

In 1998, Smisek for FCR Duisburg. In 2000, she was with her club champion and Hall Cup winner. After three years she returned to FSV Frankfurt. The FSV she could collect no more tracks and was virtually the only star of an otherwise average league. In January 2005, she stood before a change of 1 FFC Turbine Potsdam. Your already expressed commitment she recanted, however, and continued to play for the FSV. Nevertheless, she moved to the internal strife at FSV in summer 2005, local rivals 1st FFC Frankfurt. With the first FFC she won the 2006 and 2008 UEFA Women 's Cup and twice the Hall Cup.

With the national Smisek 1997, 2001 and 2005 European champion, 1995 World silver medalist, 2003 and 2007 World Champion. Their first international match they played on 13 April 1995 to Poland. Smisek was substituted for Patrizia Brocker and promptly scored her first international goal. In addition, she won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

On 1 October 2008 Smisek gave their farewell to the national team in European Championship qualifying match between Germany and Switzerland.

In April 2013 Smisek announced that their contract will not be renewed in Frankfurt. She decided against a new club and ended her career.

Achievements

  • World Champion 2003, 2007
  • Vice World Champion 1995
  • European Champion 1997, 2001, 2005
  • UEFA Women 's Cup winner in 2006, 2008
  • German Champion 1995, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008
  • DFB Cup winner in 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2011
  • DFB Hall Cup winner 1995, 2000, 2006, 2007
  • Bundesliga top scorer of 1996 ( so far youngest scorer )
  • Olympic bronze medal in 2008
  • Nordic Cup winner 1995
  • Super Cup winner 1995
  • Algarve Cup winner 2006

Training and Trivia

Smisek is trained office clerk. She trained at the Kickers Offenbach. She now works for the police and is currently Police Commissioner.

1. FFC Frankfurt Bundesliga (women) DFB-Pokal (women) 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Heidi Mohr Integrated Authority File
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