Ulrike Mertesacker
Ulrike Mertesacker (March 2008) |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Ulli" |
| birthday | April 25, 1984 |
| place of birth | Oschatz , GDR |
| citizenship |
 German
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| height | 1.69 m |
| Playing position | Right winger |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1990-1998 |
SHV Oschatz
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| 1998-2003 |
HC Leipzig
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| 2003-2005 |
Borussia Dortmund
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| 2005-2009 |
HC Leipzig
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| 2009-2010 |
VfL Oldenburg
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| 2012– |
 Thames Handball Club
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| National team | |
| Debut on | March 4, 2005 |
| against |
 Croatia
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| Games (goals) | |
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Germany
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38 (63) |
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Status: July 27, 2013 |
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Ulrike Mertesacker , née Ulrike Stange , (born April 25, 1984 in Oschatz ) is a German handball player .
Career
The 1.69 m tall Mertesacker, playing in the position of the right winger, played from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2005 for the Bundesliga club HC Leipzig . Between 2003 and 2005 she was loaned to the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund . On May 24, 2009, during an interview for the show Sport im Osten on Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, she announced that she was leaving HC Leipzig despite an existing contract and joining VfL Oldenburg in the summer to be closer to her partner Per Mertesacker .
For the 2010/11 season , Ulrike Mertesacker interrupted her handball career due to her pregnancy. After the birth of her first child, she moved to London with her partner Per Mertesacker. Since March 2012 she has been playing at the Thames Handball Club there.
International career
The student has so far played 38 games (63 goals) for the German women's handball team , and made her international debut on March 4, 2005 in Riesa against Croatia. During the qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , she tore a cruciate ligament in her right knee and missed her participation in the Olympics. She also canceled participation in the 2009 women's handball world championship in China for health reasons.
successes
- German champion 2006, 2009
- DHB Cup winner 2006, 2007, 2008
- DHB Supercup winner 2008, 2009
- German runner-up (A-youth) 2001
- German champion (A-youth) 2003
- 2nd place at the European Youth Championship 2001
- 3rd place World Championship 2007
- 2nd place EHA Cup England 2013
- English runner-up in 2014
Private
She has been in a relationship with the soccer player Per Mertesacker since summer 2008 after they met during their rehab ; Per Mertesacker healed a ruptured inner ligament , and she herself healed a ruptured cruciate ligament . Their son was born on April 24, 2011. In June 2013 they married in Marienburg Castle near Pattensen near Hanover. She gave birth to another son on May 20, 2014.
Web links
- Ulrike Mertesacker in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ dhb.de: National players , accessed on September 16, 2015
- ↑ Ulrike Stange and Per Mertesacker are looking forward to newcomers. In: nwzonline.de. October 7, 2010, accessed May 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Ulrike Stange: Cruciate ligament tear! In: Bild.de. March 31, 2008, accessed October 6, 2010 .
- ↑ Bar back in training. In: SPORT1. August 21, 2008, accessed October 7, 2010 .
- ↑ Women's World Cup 2009 - Next setback: Stange cancels World Cup. In: eurosport.yahoo.com. dpa / Eurosport, November 10, 2009, accessed on December 4, 2009 .
- ↑ A. Wittwer, K. Lehmann, C. Sonnenberg: Mertesacker loves handball: it sparked during rehab. Image, October 17, 2008, accessed October 6, 2010 .
- ^ Mertesacker wedding in the fairytale castle. NDR, June 23, 2013, archived from the original on June 26, 2013 ; Retrieved July 27, 2013 .
- ↑ The women behind the eleven: Our player women of the 2014 World Cup. Gofeminin.de, October 17, 2014, archived from the original on August 19, 2014 ; accessed on October 8, 2014 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mertesacker, Ulrike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stange, Ulrike (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oschatz , GDR |