- Martina Müller (footballer)
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Martina Müller Personal information Date of birth April 18, 1980 Place of birth Kassel, West Germany Playing position Striker Club information Current club VfL Wolfsburg Number 25 Youth career SG Helsa FSC Lohfelden SG Kaufungen TSV Jahn Calden Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998-2000 FSV Frankfurt 22 (15) 2000-2005 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 79 (65) 2005- VfL Wolfsburg 127 (91) National team‡ 2001- Germany 96 (33) HonoursCompetitor for Germany
Women's Football Bronze 2004 Athens Team competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[2].
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:46, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[1]Martina Müller (born April 18, 1980) is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.
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Career
Club
Müller had played at several smaller clubs at youth level, before joining the reigning German champions FSV Frankfurt in 1998. Because many of club's star players, such as Birgit Prinz and Sandra Smisek, had left that summer, Müller immediately became a regular starter and helped the team avoid relegation. After two years, she moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, where she played for four seasons. In 2005, she joined VfL Wolfsburg, at a time when the club had just been relegated to the second division. With 36 goals, Müller was the second Bundesliga top-scorer the following season, helping Wolfsburg to achieve immediate promotion back to the German top flight.
International
Müller made her debut for the German national team against the United States in Juli 2000. In the following years, she won several major titles with Germany, almost exclusively as a reserve player, often coming on as a late substitute. Müller won her first international trophy at the 2001 European Championship. Two years later, she was part of Germany's winning team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She had three appearances and scored twice in the tournament.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Müller claimed the bronze medal. She again became world champion at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she played in four matches, coming from the bench in all of them. She scored Germany's third goal in the semi-final against Norway. Müller won the European Championship a second time with Germany in 2009, and has been called-up for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[1]
Honours
International
- FIFA World Cup: Winner (2) 2003, 2007
- UEFA European Championship: Winner (2) 2001, 2009
- Olympic bronze medal: (1) 2004
Individual
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007
References
- ^ a b "Nationalspielerin Martina Müller" (in German). DFB.de. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=131&no_cache=1&action=showPlayer&player=mueller_martina. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Martina Müller" (in German). Framba.de. http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=288:martina-mueller&catid=69:alle&Itemid=457. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
External links
- Profile at VfL Wolfsburg
- Profile at the German Football Federation (German)
- Martina Müller (footballer) – FIFA competition record
- Profile at Weltfussball.de (German)
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- German women's footballers
- Germany women's international footballers
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- SC 07 Bad Neuenahr players
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- People from Kassel
- VfL Wolfsburg (women) players
- FSV Frankfurt (women) players
- Olympic medalists in football
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
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