Melanie Behringer

Melanie Behringer

Personal information
Date of birth	18 November 1985 (1985-11-18) (age 26)
Place of birth	Lörrach, West Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	1. FFC Frankfurt
Number	7
Youth career
	SpVgg Utzenfeld
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–2003	FC Hausen
2003–2008	SC Freiburg	97	(30)
2008–2010	FC Bayern Munich	35	(9)
2010–	1. FFC Frankfurt	21	(6)
National team‡
2002–2004	Germany U-19	30	(9)
2005–2006	Germany U-21	9	(3)
2005–	Germany	72	(19)
Honours Competitor for  Germany Women's Football Bronze 2008 Beijing Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:40, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[2]. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:43, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[1]

Melanie Behringer (born 18 November 1985) is a German footballer. She plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.

Career

Club

Behringer started her career at SpVgg Utzenfeld and FC Hausen. In 2003, she joined SC Freiburg. She made her Bundesliga debut for Freiburg and played at the club for five seasons. For the 2008–09 season, Behringer transferred to FC Bayern Munich and finished second in the Bundesliga table in her first year in Munich. After two seasons, Behringer joined league rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2010. She won the 2011 German Cup with Frankfurt, defeating 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the final.^[3]

International

In 2004, Behringer was runner-up with Germany at the 2004 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship and later that year won the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship. She scored in all three knockout round games of that tournament, including the final. She made her debut for the German senior national team in January 2005 against China.^[1]

She was part of Germany's World Cup winning squad at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, starting in all six games. One year later, she won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and claimed the title at the 2009 European Championship. She scored a long-range goal in the final, for which she won Germany’s Goal of the Month award. Behringer has been called-up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.^[1]

Honours

Club

FC Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: Runner-up (1) 2008–09

1. FFC Frankfurt

• Bundesliga: Runner-up (1) 2010–11
• German Cup: Winner (1) 2010–11

International

• FIFA World Cup: Winner (1) 2007
• UEFA European Championship: Winner (1) 2009
• Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal (1) 2008
• FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship: Winner (1) 2004
• UEFA Women's U-19 Championship: Runner-up (1) 2004

Individual

• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007
• Goal of the Month: September 2009

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Nationalspielerin Melanie Behringer" (in German). DFB.de. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=131&no_cache=1&action=showPlayer&player=behringer_melanie. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Melanie Behringer" (in German). Framba.de. http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190:melanie-behringer&Itemid=445. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Frankfurt revanchiert sich gegen Potsdam" (in German). Focus.de. 26 March 2011. http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/dfbpokal/frauen-pokalfinale-frankfurt-revanchiert-sich-gegen-potsdam_aid_612541.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 

External links

• Profile at the German Football Association (German)
• Melanie Behringer – FIFA competition record
• Profile at Weltfussball.de (German)

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Name	Behringer, Melanie
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Date of birth	18 November 1985
Place of birth	Lörrach, West Germany
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