Sabina Wölbitsch (born 27 March 1966) is a Swiss former footballer who played 34 times for the Switzerland national football team between 1986 and 1994. At club level she represented clubs in Switzerland, Italy, and Germany.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sabina Wölbitsch | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | SV Seebach | ||
| 1989–1990 | Reggiana | ||
| 1990–1992 | DFC Bern | ||
| 1992–1996 | TuS Niederkirchen | ||
| 1996–1997 | TuS Ahrbach | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1986–1994 | Switzerland | 34 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:08, 14 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:08, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAfter a successful spell with SV Seebach, which included winning two "Doubles", Wölbitsch joined Italian Serie A club Reggiana on a professional contract in 1989. She won the league title in her first season[1] but left after a year to return to the Swiss Nationalliga A with DFC Bern.[2][3]
In March 1992 Wölbitsch signed for TuS Niederkirchen of the German Frauen-Bundesliga. Initially she continued working in Switzerland and commuted to training and matches in Germany. The team won the league in 1992–93. In 1996 Wölbitsch wanted to transfer to TuS Ahrbach, but Niederkirchen refused to release her and she missed the entire season. She finished her career with FSV Frankfurt.[3]
International career
editWölbitsch won her first cap for Switzerland in a 3–1 friendly win over Iceland at Valbjarnarvöllur, Reykjavík, on 21 August 1986. She made her 34th and final national team appearance on 4 May 1994, in a 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying draw with Croatia at Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb.[3]
Honours
editClub
edit- SV Seebach
- Nationalliga A: 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988
- Swiss Women's Cup: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
- Reggiana
- Serie A: 1990
- DFC Bern
- Swiss Women's Cup: 1991
- TuS Niederkirchen
References
edit- ^ Morace, Carolina (26 May 1990). "Cronaca di uno Scudetto annunciato" (in Italian). Guerin Sportivo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Bussard, Christoph (17 May 1997). "Sprung aus dem Schatten" (in German). Der Bund. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d Degen, Seraina; Schaub, Daniel. "Wölbitsch, Sabina" (in German). Fussball-Schweiz. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at SoccerDonna.de (in German)
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