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Renate Lingor

Renate Lingor (born 11 October 1975) is a retired female German international footballer, who played as a midfielder or forward.

Renate Lingor
Lingor in 2019
Personal information
Full name Renate Lingor[1]
Date of birth (1975-10-11) 11 October 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Striker
Youth career
1981–1983 SV Blankenloch
1983–1990 Karlsruher SC
1990–1991 SC Klinge Seckach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 SC Klinge Seckach
1997–2008 1.FFC Frankfurt
International career
1995–2008[2] Germany 149 (35)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in German Bundesliga. Despite several offers from top German teams she remained there until 1997 when she joined 1. FFC Frankfurt. Lingor's position is in the central midfield. She is well known for her good technique, her ability to read a game and her free kicks. She has retired after the 2007–08 season.

International career edit

Before her first appearance in the German national team in 1995 Lingor made 19 games for the Under 20 Team. Since then she has been constantly part of the team that won several international titles. Her goal against Sweden at the 2004 Olympics secured the bronze medal for her team. In 2006 Renate Lingor was nominated as FIFA Women's World Player of the Year together with Marta (Brazil) and Kristine Lilly (USA). Lingor announced, that she would retire after the 2008 Olympic Games.[3]

Style of play edit

Lingor usually played in the number 10 role in midfield behind the forwards, although she was also used in a more attacking role on occasion, or even in a deeper role in front of the defence. In 2007, a FIFA.com profile described her with the following words: "She moves around the pitch with lithe elegance, is technically brilliant and has excellent vision. She can dummy and feint past almost anyone and is lethal from set pieces – so much so that she is often compared in her homeland with top playmakers from the men's game like Mehmet Scholl and Thomas Hassler. And with good reason. Lingor, who stands 1.66m (5'5") tall, is as consistently exceptional as her now retired male counterparts." The profile also praised her for creativity and playmaking skills, lauding her as a "master of the defence-splitting pass," while also noting her work-rate, stating: "Lingor is not only a creative outlet just behind the front two but also capable of working in front of the defence to break up opposition play and then launch lightning-quick counter-attacks."[4]

Career statistics edit

Clubs edit

  • FFC Frankfurt
  • SC Klinge-Seckach
  • DFC Eggenstein
  • Karlsruher SC
  • SV Blankenloch.

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 June 1999 Portland, United States   Mexico 5–0 6–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
2. 13 September 2000 Canberra, Australia   Australia 3–0 3–0 2000 Summer Olympics
3. 28 September 2000 Sydney, Australia   Brazil 1–0 2–0
4. 30 June 2001 Jena, Germany   England 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001
5. 3 March 2002 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal   China 2–2 2–4 2002 Algarve Cup
6. 7 May 2002 Barcelos, Portugal   Portugal 2–0 8–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7. 5–0
8. 15 November 2003 Reutlingen, Germany   Portugal 11–0 13–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
9. 7 February 2004 Albufeira, Portugal   Portugal 5–0 11–0
16. 11 August 2004 Patras, Greece   China 6–0 8–0 2004 Summer Olympics
17. 26 August 2004 Piraeus, Greece   Sweden 1–0 1–0
18. 30 January 2005 Guangzhou, China   Russia 1–0 1–0 2005 Four Nations Tournament
19. 1 February 2005   China 2–0 2–0
20. 12 June 2005 Warrington, England   France 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005
21. 19 June 2005 Blackburn, England   Norway 2–0 3–1
22. 25 September 2005 Siegen, Germany   Russia 1–0 5–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
23. 30 August 2006 Schaffhausen, Switzerland   Switzerland 4–0 6–0
24. 23 September 2006 Perth, Scotland   Scotland 2–0 5–0
30. 7 March 2007 Faro, Portugal   Norway 1–1 1–2 2007 Algarve Cup
31. 10 September 2007 Shanghai, China   Argentina 6–0 11–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
32. 11–0
33. 17 September 2007 Hangzhou, China   Japan 2–0 2–0
34. 22 September 2007 Wuhan, China   North Korea 2–0 3–0
35. 7 March 2008 Faro, Portugal   Finland 3–0 3–0 2008 Algarve Cup

Honours edit

1. FFC Frankfurt

Germany

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 September 2007. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Players Info Lingor". Deutscher Fußball Bund. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Lingor will nach den olympischen Spielen aufhören" (in German). FFNews.de. 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Player to Watch: Renate Lingor". FIFA.com. 21 August 2007. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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