Maren Meinert
Maren Meinert (born August 5, 1973 in Rheinhausen , today a part of Duisburg ) is a German soccer coach and former soccer player .
career
Career as a player
In the Bundesliga , Meinert played for FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen or, after it was renamed FCR Duisburg, for the same and FFC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000 , before the offensive midfielder joined the Boston Breakers in WUSA in 2001 together with Bettina Wiegmann . In 2003 she was voted the most valuable player in the WUSA. With 81 scorer points, she is the most successful scorer in WUSA history. Her greatest successes were winning the European Championships in 1995 , 1997 , 2001 with the German national team and winning the 2003 World Cup in the USA. Between October 9, 1991 and October 12, 2003, she completed a total of 92 international matches for the DFB team. After winning the World Cup, Maren Meinert ended her career as a player in 2003.
Career as a trainer
From July 2005 to August 2019 she worked as a trainer at the DFB . There she coached the U-19 and the U-20 national team of women and was able to win the U-20 World Cup twice and the U-19 European Championship three times.
successes
Success as a player
- World Champion : 2003
- Vice World Champion: 1995
- European champion : 1995 , 1997 , 2001
- Most valuable player in the US professional league WUSA: 2004
- German champion : 2000 with FCR Duisburg
- German Vice-Champion: 1997 with FCR Duisburg
- German cup winner: 1998 with FCR Duisburg
- Indoor masters winner: 1995 with FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
- Olympic bronze medal : 2000
Success as a trainer
- U-20 world champion : 2010 , 2014
- U-19 European Champion : 2006 , 2007 , 2011
- 3rd place at the U-20 World Cup : 2008
Awards
- Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Felix Prize Winner 2010 ("Trainer of the Year" from North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Silver bay leaf
- German Football Coach Award 2014
Web links
- Profile on dfb.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung ; Involuntary farewell after the final on July 28, 2019
- ↑ Meinert wants to go to the European Championship semi-finals on July 15, 2019
- ↑ 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 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Meinert, Maren |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th August 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rheinhausen (Duisburg) |