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Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes (born 4 September 1979) is a German former footballer who played as a striker or midfielder .

Kerstin Garefrekes
Garefrekes with 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kerstin Garefrekes[1]
Date of birth (1979-09-04) 4 September 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Ibbenbüren, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Youth career
Grün-Weiß Steinbeck
DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 FFC Heike Rheine 102 (63)
2004–2016 1. FFC Frankfurt 253 (184)
2014 Washington Spirit 10 (1)
Total 365 (248)
International career
2001–2011[2] Germany 130 (43)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 China Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 England Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Finland Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Club edit

Garefrekes began her career in 1986 at her local football club Grün-Weiß Steinbeck, before joining DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren. In 1998, she moved to the newly founded Bundesliga side FFC Heike Rheine. Garefrekes was relegated to the second division with Heike Rheine in 1999, but achieved immediate promotion back to the Bundesliga the following season. With 26 goals, she won the 2003–04 Bundesliga top scorer award.

In 2004, Garefrekes transferred to 1. FFC Frankfurt, where she claimed several major titles. She won the Bundesliga trophy and the German Cup title three times each. During the 2005–06 and 2007–08 seasons, Garefrekes also won the UEFA Women's Cup at Frankfurt.[3]

Following the departure of Nadine Angerer from Frankfurt, Garefrekes became the new captain of her squad.

International edit

Garefrekes made her debut for German national team in November 2001 in against the Netherlands. Two years later, she won her first major international title at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was an important player for the team, starting in five of the team's six matches and scoring four goals. Garefrekes scored Germany's first and ultimately decisive goal in the semi-final win over the United States. She went on to win the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the title at the 2005 European Championship.[2] In qualifying for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, she scored a number of goals, including a hat-trick in Germany's 7–0 defeat of Switzerland.

During Germany's successful title defence at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, Garefrekes was part of the team's starting line-up in all of the six matches. She scored twice, including the opener in the quarter-final victory against North Korea. Garefrekes again claimed bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the European Championship for a second time in 2009. She has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[2] A few months before the start of the World Cup, she scored a hat trick in a friendly match against Nigeria. Following the tournament she retired from international play.

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 January 2002 Guangzhou, China   Norway 1–1 3–1 2002 Four Nations Tournament
2. 7 March 2002 Faro, Portugal   Sweden 1–2 1–2 2002 Algarve Cup
3. 25 May 2003 Haderslev, Denmark   Denmark 1–0 6–2 Friendly
4. 9 August 2003 Kyiv, Ukraine   Ukraine 1–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
5. 20 September 2003 Columbus, United States   Canada 4–1 4–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
6. 2 October 2003 Portland, United States   Russia 4–0 7–1
7. 6–1
8. 5 October 2003   United States 1–0 3–0
9. 15 November 2003 Reutlingen, Germany   Portugal 3–0 13–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
10. 2 May 2004 Livingston, Scotland   Scotland 1–0 3–1
11. 25 September 2004 Příbram, Czech Republic   Czech Republic 1–0 5–0
12. 24 April 2005 Hildesheim, Germany   Canada 3–1 3–1 Friendly
13. 1 September 2005 Burnaby, Canada   Canada 1–0 3–1
14. 9 March 2006 Algarve, Portugal   Finland 3–0 5–0 2006 Algarve Cup
15. 3 August 2006 Krefeld, Germany   Italy 3–0 5–0 Friendly
16. 26 August 2006 Dublin, Ireland   Republic of Ireland 3–0 3–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
17. 30 August 2006 Schaffhausen, Switzerland   Switzerland 6–0 6–0
18. 23 September 2006 Perth, Scotland   Scotland 3–0 5–0
19. 27 September 2006 Moscow, Russia   Russia 2–0 3–2
20. 23 November 2006 Karlsruhe, Germany   Japan 4–1 6–3 Friendly
21. 12 April 2007 Bochum, Germany   Netherlands 5–1 5–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
22. 10 May 2007 Haverfordwest, Wales   Wales 4–0 6–0
23. 2 August 2007 Gera, Germany   Czech Republic 3–0 5–0 Friendly
24. 22 August 2007 Koblenz, Germany   Switzerland 5–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
25. 6–0
26. 7–0
27. 10 September 2007 Shanghai, China   Argentina 2–0 11–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
28. 22 September 2007 Wuhan, China   North Korea 1–0 3–0
29. 28 October 2007 Lübeck, Germany   Belgium 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
30. 7 May 2008 Eupen, Belgium   Belgium 2–0 5–0
31. 4–0
32. 15 August 2008 Shenyang, China   Sweden 1–0 2–0 (a.e.t.) 2008 Summer Olympics
33. 1 October 2008 Basel, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
34. 4 March 2009 Albufeira, Portugal   Finland 2–0 2–0 2009 Algarve Cup
35. 6 March 2009   China 1–0 3–0
36. 3–0
37. 6 August 2009 Bochum, Germany   Russia 1–0 3–1 Friendly
38. 1 March 2010 Faro, Portugal   China 1–0 5–0 2010 Algarve Cup
39. 25 November 2010 Leverkusen, Germany   Nigeria 2–0 8–0 Friendly
40. 7–0
41. 8–0
42. 26 June 2011 Berlin, Germany   Canada 1–0 2–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
43. 5 July 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany   France 1–0 4–2

Honours edit

Club edit

1. FFC Frankfurt

Germany

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Nationalspielerin Kerstin Garefrekes" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Kerstin Garefrekes" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

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