Kerstin Stegemann (born 29 September 1977) is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
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| Full name | Kerstin Stegemann[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mesum, Rheine, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SV Germania Hauenhorst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | FFC Heike Rheine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | FFC Flaesheim-Hillen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | FFC Heike Rheine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Herforder SV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | FSV Gütersloh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2009 | Germany | 191 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editBorn in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen-Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the Germany national team, playing in a 13 April 1995 match against Poland. She went on to become a mainstay of the national team, playing on Germany's bronze medal-winning squads in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics,[2] as well as their 2003 Women's World Cup championship team.
Along with Birgit Prinz and Bettina Wiegmann, she is one of only three German women with more than 150 caps, having reached that mark in a 23 November 2006 match against Japan. She also holds a team record with 61 consecutive international matches played.
Stegemann retired in 2009 with 191 international appearances and eight goals to her credit.
Style of play
editA right-back, Stegemann has been cited as one of the first overlapping full-backs in women’s football.[3]
Honours
editGermany
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2003, 2007
- Football at the Summer Olympics: bronze medal 2000, 2004, 2008
- UEFA Women's Championship: 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009
Individual
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Opponent | Competition |
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| 5. | 20 October 2005 | Bayreuth, Germany |  Scotland |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 10 May 2007 | Haverfordwest, Wales |  Wales |
3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 7. | 26 September 2007 | Tianjin, China |  Norway |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 8. | 9 August 2008 | Shenyang, China |  Nigeria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 September 2007. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Kerstin Stegemann Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ Lewis, Samantha (4 December 2019). "Ellie Carpenter: a truly modern-day full-back with plenty still to offer". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
External links
edit- Kerstin Stegemann – FIFA competition record (archived)
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