Prisca Steinegger (born 1 September 1977) is a Swiss football player currently playing for FC Zürich and a former captain of the Switzerland national team. She is a left-footed central defender or midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Prisca Steinegger | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defence | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich Frauen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Waidberg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| DFC Blue Stars | |||
| GC/Schwerzenbach | |||
| DFC Blue Stars | |||
| 1999– | FC Zürich Frauen | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–2008 | Switzerland | 55 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSteinegger was offered a scholarship to the University of Georgia[2] in the US in 1999 but had to withdraw because of an injury. She was then employed in the communications department of FIFA.[3]
In 2008 Steinegger was the captain of SV Seebach when they came under the auspices of FC Zürich, becoming FC Zürich Frauen.[4] She had originally joined the club in 1999.[5]
Her early career encompassed spells at FC Waidberg, DFC Blue Stars and GC/Schwerzenbach. In 1993 a 16-year-old Steinegger played in the Swiss Cup final for Blue Stars.[5]
International career
editSteinegger won 55 caps as a player in the Switzerland women's national football team from 1996 until 2008[6] and was named Swiss Player of the Year in 2002–2003.[5] In 1998 she scored an important goal against Poland which stopped the Swiss being relegated from the elite group of women's football in Europe.[5]
Steinegger was named to a World-XI in April 2004 to play Germany as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations.[1] In the match she came on as a substitute for Marta, before 80,000 spectators at the Stade de France.[3]
External links
edit- Prisca Steinegger at Soccerway
- FCZ profile (in German)
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA Women's All Star Team revealed". FIFA. 7 April 2004. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Schnell, agil und aggressiv" (in German). WOZ. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ a b Prisca Steinegger (25 May 2004). "Prisca Steinegger: "I'll remember it until the day I die"". FIFA. Retrieved 29 September 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Hannu und Prisca treffen sich" (PDF) (in German). Eisnull. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d Andreas Schiendorfer (11 August 2003). "The Swiss Mia Hamm". Credit Suisse. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "MATCHTELEGRAMM". SFV. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
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