Rebecca Smith (soccer player)
Rebecca Smith | ||
Rebecca Smith at VfL Wolfsburg (2013)
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Personnel | ||
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Surname | Rebecca Katie Smith | |
birthday | 17th June 1981 | |
place of birth | Los Angeles , United States | |
size | 175 cm | |
position | Defense | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1999-2003 | Duke Blue Devils | |
Women | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
2004 | Ajax of Southern California | |
2004 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 0 (0) |
2004 | 1. FFC Frankfurt II | 3 (0) |
2005 | FSV Frankfurt | 10 (1) |
2005-2008 | Sunnanå SK | 52 (4) |
2008-2009 | Newcastle United Jets | |
2009-2013 | VfL Wolfsburg | 70 (6) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
2003-2012 | New Zealand | 74 (6) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Rebecca Katie Smith (* 17th June 1981 in Los Angeles , United States ) is a former New Zealand soccer player and current - functionary . She was last under contract with Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg from 2009 to 2013 .
Career
societies
Smith joined 1. FFC Frankfurt in the summer of 2004 . After just six months, she moved to local rivals FSV Frankfurt without having played a game for Frankfurt's Bundesliga team . She made her debut in the Bundesliga there on March 5, 2005 in a game against FCR 2001 Duisburg . Again after only half a year Smith moved on to the Swedish club Sunnanå SK , where she came to 52 missions in a good three years and was able to score four goals. After a short stay with the Newcastle United Jets at the end of 2008, she came to Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg , where she played for the first time on February 8, 2009. After Smith had not played a single Bundesliga game in the 2012/13 season due to a knee injury, she ended her active career in the summer of 2013.
National team
Smith has been a New Zealand senior player since 2003 , making her debut on April 7, 2003 in a game against Samoas . She was part of her country's selections at the 2007 and 2011 World Cups and at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics . On August 3, 2012, Smith played against the USA in the national jersey for the last time.
Functionary activity
After finishing her active career, she accepted a job offer from FIFA as a manager for women's football competitions.
successes
- Champions League winner : 2013
- German champion : 2013
- DFB Cup winner : 2013
- Oceania's Player of the Year: 2012
Web links
- Rebecca Smith in the database of fussballdaten.de
- Rebecca Smith in the database of weltfussball.de
- Rebecca Smith in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Rebecca Smith in the database of Soccerdonna.de
- Rebecca Smith in the database of the German Football Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rebecca Smith announces retirement ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), nzfootball.co.nz (English). Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ↑ oceaniafootball.com: OFC Players of the Year announced (November 19, 2013) ( Memento of December 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 22, 2016
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Smith, Rebecca |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, Rebecca Katie (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th June 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , United States |