Birgit Prinz

Birgit Prinz (born 25 October 1977) is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen-Bundesliga as well as the Carolina Courage in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's league in the United States. Prinz remains one of the game's most prolific strikers and is the second FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals (second only to Marta from Brazil). In 2011, she announced the end of her active career. She currently works as a sport psychologist for the men's and women's teams of Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

Birgit Prinz
Prinz in 2018
Personal information
Full name Birgit Prinz
Date of birth (1977-10-25) 25 October 1977
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1986–1988 SV Dörnigheim FC
1988–1992 FC Hochstadt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 FSV Frankfurt 57 (45)
1998–2002 1. FFC Frankfurt 76 (78)
2002–2003 Carolina Courage 35 (23)
2003–2011 1. FFC Frankfurt 114 (136)
Total 282 (282)
International career
1994–2011 Germany 214 (128)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
World Cup
2003 United StatesTeam
2007 ChinaTeam
1995 SwedenTeam
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
2004 Athens Team
2008 Beijing Team
UEFA European Women's Championship
1995 Germany/England/Norway/SwedenTeam
1997 Norway/SwedenTeam
2001 GermanyTeam
2005 EnglandTeam
2009 FinlandTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:09, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2011 (UTC)
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