Nina Burger (born 27 December 1987) is an Austrian former football striker, who played for SC Sand of Frauen Bundesliga, after playing for SV Neulengbach of Austria's ÖFB-Frauenliga.[1] She also played the 2014 season for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2] She was the ÖFB-Frauenliga's top scorer for six seasons in a row between 2007 and 2012.[3]

Nina Burger
Personal information
Full name Nina Burger
Date of birth (1987-12-27) 27 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Tulln an der Donau, Austria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 SV Neulengbach
2014 Houston Dash 17 (4)
2014–2015 SV Neulengbach
2015–2019 SC Sand 72 (28)
International career
2005–2019 Austria 108 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

On 1 April 2019, she announced retirement from the Austrian national team, after playing 108 matches with 53 goals.[4]

Honours edit

SV Neulengbach
  • ÖFB-Frauenliga: Winner 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
  • ÖFB Ladies Cup: Winner 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
SC Sand
National Team
Individual
  • Top scorer ÖFB-Frauenliga: 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2011–2012

References edit

  1. ^ "Houston Dash sign Austrian international Nina Burger". 30 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Verpatzter CL-Start für Neulengbach".
  3. ^ ÖFB-Bundesliga archive in Union Kleinmünchen's website, featuring each season's scorers since 2000
  4. ^ "Nina Burger verkündet Karriere-Ende". oefb.at (in German). 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

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