Bettina Wiegmann
Bettina Wiegmann | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | 7th October 1971 | |
place of birth | Euskirchen , Germany | |
position | Midfielder | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1978-1982 | TSV Feytal | |
1982-1984 | TuS Mechernich | |
1984-1988 | SpVgg Bleibuir-Voissel | |
Women | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1988-2001 | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000 | |
2001-2002 | Boston Breakers | |
2003 | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000 | |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1989-2003 | Germany | 154 (51) |
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
2007– | Germany U-15 | |
1 Only league games are given. |
Bettina Wiegmann (born October 7, 1971 in Euskirchen ) is a former German soccer player .
Player career
In the Bundesliga, the midfielder was active for the FFC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000 before moving to the WUSA in 2001 for the Boston Breakers . In the 1996/97 season she won the German championship and the DFB-Pokal with Brauweiler after winning the DFB-Pokal in 1991 and 1994.
National team
In the national team, her greatest international successes were winning the European Championships in 1991 , 1995 , 1997 and 2001 with the German national team and winning the 2003 World Cup in the USA. Bettina Wiegmann wore the national team jersey 154 times between October 1, 1989 and October 12, 2003, scoring 51 goals. In February 1999 she also played on the occasion of the group draw for the 1999 World Cup with a FIFA World Cup against the United States women's national soccer team . The game is not counted as an official international match. On September 27, 2003, with her 151st game, she became the first woman to surpass the record male national player Lothar Matthäus . She was the record player for the national team until November 2006 (replaced by Birgit Prinz ) and on October 22, 2004 became the first honorary captain of the DFB. She scored eleven goals for Germany at world championships, five goals at European championship finals (including the 1994/95 semi-finals) and three goals at the Olympic Games. Her last game for the national team was the victorious World Cup final in 2003.
Time as a trainer
After the World Cup, Wiegmann ended her career as a player and now works as an association trainer in the Mittelrhein Football Association. She is also the assistant coach of Maren Meinert from the U-20 and U-19 national team. From September 1, 2007, she took over the U-15 national team.
successes
- World Champion 2003
- Olympic bronze medal 2000
- European champion 1991 , 1995 , 1997 , 2001
- German champion 1997
- DFB Cup winner 1991 , 1994 , 1997
Awards
- Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Honorary captain 2004
- Bearer of the silver bay leaf
- 2019: Induction into the Hall of Fame
Own foundation
Bettina Wiegmann is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Youth Football Foundation. The Youth Football Foundation was founded in 2000 by Wiegmann, Jürgen Klinsmann , other successful national players and the lecturers of the football teacher special course.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ussoccer.com: "FIFA World Stars Defeat US Women's National Team, 2-1, at 1999 Women's World Cup Final Draw"
- ↑ Prime Minister Hannelore Kraft awards the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to 22 citizens. In: nrw.de. November 7, 2011, accessed June 14, 2014 .
predecessor | Office | Successor |
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Doris Fitschen | Record national player of the DFB April 17, 2003 - November 23, 2006 |
Birgit Prinz |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wiegmann, Bettina |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 7th October 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Euskirchen , Germany |