Heidi Mohr (29 May 1967 – 7 February 2019) was a German footballer who played as a forward. She was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Weinheim, West Germany | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 2019 (aged 51) | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1994 | TuS Niederkirchen | 83 | (114) |
| 1994–1995 | TuS Ahrbach | 22 | (27) |
| 1995–2000 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986–1996 | Germany | 104 | (83) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Mohr played in the Bundesliga for TuS Ahrbach, TuS Niederkirchen, and 1. FFC Frankfurt. She was top scorer in the Bundesliga for five consecutive years from 1991 to 1995.
International career edit
Mohr's debut was against Norway on 19 May 1986. She had 104 appearances for Germany's national team and won the 1989, 1991 and 1995 Women's EURO. She scored eight times at European Championships and ten times at World Cups. With 83 career goals she was Germany's all-time top scorer until Birgit Prinz overtook her in 2005. Mohr's last game was on 29 September 1996 against Iceland.[2]
Heidi Mohr competed in two FIFA Women's World Cup: China 1991 and Sweden 1995; and one Olympics: Atlanta 1996; played 15 matches and scored 11 goals[3] Mohr with her Germany team finished third at the 1991 Women's World Cup, held in China.
Death edit
Mohr died in February 2019, aged 51, after suffering from cancer.[4]
Career statistics edit
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mohr goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 July 1986 | Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur, Island |  Iceland |
3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 19 November 1986 | Eintracht-Stadion am Heideweg, Nordhorn, Germany |  Netherlands |
1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | 17 September 1988 | Spiegelfeld, Binningen, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
2–0 | 10–0 | 1989 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying | |
| 4 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 7–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 8–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 17 December 1988 | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany |  Czechoslovakia |
2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 8 | 2 July 1989 | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück, Germany |  Norway |
3–0 | 4–1 | 1989 European Competition for Women's Football | |
| 9 | 21 March 1989 | ? |  Bulgaria |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 10 | 22 November 1989 | Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion, Marburg, Germany | Czechoslovakia |
2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying | |
| 11 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 12 | 22 November 1989 | Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria |
2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 13 | 5 August 1990 | National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota, United States |  England |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 14 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 15 | 9 August 1990 |  United States II |
2–1 | 3–2 | |||
| 16 | 26 September 1990 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany | Bulgaria |
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 qualifying | |
| 17 | 25 November 1990 | Adams Park, High Wycombe, England | England |
1–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 18 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 19 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 20 | 28 March 1991 | ? |  France |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 21 | 30 June 1991 | Nattenberg Stadion, Lüdenscheid, Germany | Netherlands |
2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 22 | 11 July 1991 | Frederikshavn Stadion, Frederikshavn, Denmark |  Italy |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | |
| 23 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 24 | 14 July 1991 | Aalborg Stadion, Aalborg, Denmark | Norway |
1–1 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | ||
| 25 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 26 | 28 August 1991 | Städtisches Sportzentrum Nonnenholz, Weil am Rhein, Germany | Switzerland |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 27 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 28 | 25 September 1991 | Wittmann Antal park, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary |  Hungary |
2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 29 | 17 November 1991 | Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen, China |  Nigeria |
2–0 | 4–0 | 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup | [m 1] |
| 30 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 31 | 19 November 1991 | Zhongshan Sports Center Stadium, Zhongshan, China |  Chinese Taipei |
2–0 | 3–0 | [m 2] | |
| 32 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 33 | 21 November 1991 | Italy |
1–0 | 2–0 | [m 3] | ||
| 34 | 24 November 1991 |  Denmark |
2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | [m 4] | ||
| 35 | 27 November 1991 | Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangdong, China | United States |
1–3 | 2–5 | [m 5] | |
| 36 | 28 May 1992 | Stadion Georgi Asparuhov, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Yugoslavia |
3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying | |
| 37 | 2 September 1992 | Friedrich-Moebus-Stadion, Bad Kreuznach, Germany | France |
3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | |
| 38 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 39 | 5 September 1992 | Stadion Miejski, Jaworzno, Poland |  Poland |
2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 40 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 41 | 11 October 1992 | Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow, Russia |  Russia |
6–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1993 qualifying | |
| 42 | 12 March 1993 | Ayia Napa Municipal Stadium, Ayia Napa, Cyprus | France |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 43 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 44 | 14 March 1993 | United States |
1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 45 | 30 June 1993 | Stadio Romeo Neri, Rimini, Italy | Italy |
1–0 | 1–1; 4–3 (pen.) | UEFA Women's Euro 1993 | |
| 46 | 22 September 1993 | ? |  Sweden |
2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 47 | 25 September 1993 | Sportpark Risthaus, Rhade, Germany | Norway |
2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 48 | 24 October 1993 | Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen, Switzerland | Switzerland |
2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying | |
| 49 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 50 | 8 December 1993 | ? | Poland |
4–0 | 7–0 | Friendly | |
| 51 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 52 | 31 March 1994 | Schüco Arena, Bielefeld, Germany |  Wales |
1–0 | 12–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying | |
| 53 | 2 June 1994 | Stadion Kranjčevićeva, Zagreb, Croatia |  Croatia |
1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 54 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 55 | 2 August 1994 | Bensalem Township Memorial Stadium, Oakford, USA | Norway |
5–3 | 6–3 | Friendly | |
| 56 | 6 August 1994 | ? |  China |
1–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 57 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 58 | 7 September 1994 | ? | Sweden |
1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 59 | 25 September 1994 | Arena Weingarten, Weingarten, Germany | Switzerland |
3–0 | 11–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying | |
| 60 | 10–0 | ||||||
| 61 | 9 October 1994 | Stroitel Stadium, Selyatino, Russia | Russia |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying | |
| 62 | 27 October 1994 | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück, Germany | 1–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 63 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 64 | 11 December 1994 | Vicarage Road, Watford, England | England |
1–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | |
| 65 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 66 | 13 April 1995 | Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Potsdam, Germany | Poland |
3–0 | 8–0 | Friendly | |
| 67 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 68 | 23 May 1995 | ? | Switzerland |
3–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 69 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 70 | 9 June 1995 | Tingvalla IP, Karlstad, Sweden |  Brazil |
4–1 | 6–1 | 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup | [m 6] |
| 71 | 5–1 | ||||||
| 72 | 13 June 1995 | Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden | England |
3–0 | 3–0 | [m 7] | |
| 73 | 20 September 1995 | Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland |  Finland |
2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying | |
| 74 | 25 October 1995 | Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Slovenia |
2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 75 | 5 May 1996 | GWG-Stadion, Gifhorn, Germany | Finland |
2–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 76 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 77 | 28 June 1996 | Seppl-Herberger-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany | Iceland |
1–0 | 8–0 | Friendly | |
| 78 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 79 | 8–0 | ||||||
| 80 | 30 June 1996 | Stadion im Brötzinger Tal, Pforzheim, Germany | 2–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 81 | 21 July 1996 | Legion Field, Birmingham, Germany |  Japan |
3–2 | 3–2 | 1996 Summer Olympics | [m 8] |
| 82 | 27 August 1996 | ? | Netherlands |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 83 | 29 September 1996 | Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz, Germany | Iceland |
1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying |
Honours edit
TuS Niederkirchen
1. FFC Frankfurt
Germany
Individual
- Bundesliga top scorer: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- UEFA Women's Championship top scorer: 1991
- FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Shoe: 1991
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 1989, 1991, 1995
References edit
- ^ "Broschüre 25 Jahre Frauen-Länderspiele Teil 2" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Fußball Bund. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
- ^ "Spielerinfo Mohr" (in German). Deutscher Fußball Bund. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Heidi MOHR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Krebstod mit 51 – Trauer um Jahrhundertspielerin Heidi Mohr". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- Match reports
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Germany – Nigeria : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Chinese Taipei – Germany : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Italy – Germany : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Denmark – Germany : Quarter-finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 1991: MATCH Report: Germany – USA : Semi-finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Brazil – Germany : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden 1995: MATCH Report: Germany – England : Quarter-finals". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Atlanta 1996 – Women : MATCH Report: Italy – Germany : Group matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.