Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg 2010 1.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth 22 December 1967 (1967-12-22) (age 43)
Place of birth Duisburg, West Germany
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Midfielder/striker
Club information
Current club FCR 2001 Duisburg (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1989 KBC Duisburg
1989–1994 TSV Siegen
1994–2003 FCR 2001 Duisburg
National team
1984–2000 Germany 125 (27)
Teams managed
2008–2011 FCR 2001 Duisburg
2011– FF USV Jena
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (born 22 December 1967 in Duisburg as Martina Voss) is a retired German football midfielder and lately was head coach for women's football club FCR 2001 Duisburg in Germany's top flight, the Fußball-Bundesliga.[1] Her contract was ended on 17 February 2011.[2] In June 2011 she signed a one year contract at Bundesliga side FF USV Jena.[3]

International career

Together with Doris Fitschen and Silvia Neid, she is considered one of the most successful German women's soccer players, having won seven national titles and six DFB trophies.

Coaching career

After the end of her active career as a player, Voss-Tecklenburg worked as a team manager for the Oberliga club SV Straelen. Full-time as a PE teacher association, she takes care of female selection teams in the Lower Rhine.[4] She is also chief editor of the women's football magazine „FF“. From 12 February 2008 to 17 February 2011 she was the head coach of FCR 2001 Duisburg.[5][6] With Duisburg, Voss-Tecklenburg won the UEFA Women's Cup in 2009 and two national cups in 2009 and 2010. On 1 October 2009 she married the contractor Herman Tecklenburg. From a previous relationship she has a daughter.

References

Preceded by
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German Female Footballer of the Year
1996
Succeeded by
Bettina Wiegmann
Preceded by
Inka Grings
German Female Footballer of the Year
2000
Succeeded by
Birgit Prinz