Birgit Prinz

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Birgit Prinz
Prinz in 2018
Personal information
Full name Birgit Prinz[1]
Date of birth (1977-10-25) 25 October 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1986–1988 SV Dörnigheim FC
1988–1992 FC Hochstadt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 FSV Frankfurt 57 (45)
1998–2002 1. FFC Frankfurt 76 (78)
2002–2003 Carolina Courage 35 (23)
2003–2011 1. FFC Frankfurt 114 (136)
Total 282 (282)
International career
1994–2011 Germany 214 (128)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 United States Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 China Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Sweden Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
UEFA European Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1995 Germany/England/Norway/Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Norway/Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Germany Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 England Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Finland Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:09, 2 November 2013 (UTC)[3]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2011 (UTC))[2]

Birgit Prinz (born 25 October 1977) is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen-Bundesliga as well as the Carolina Courage in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's league in the United States. Prinz remains one of the game's most prolific strikers and is the second FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals (second only to Marta from Brazil). In 2011, she announced the end of her active career.[4] She currently works as a sport psychologist for the men's and women's teams of Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[5]

Club career[edit]

Prinz began her career at SV Dörnigheim FC. She made her Bundesliga debut for FSV Frankfurt, where she played from 1993 to 1998. During that time Prinz won two Bundesliga titles and two German Cups. In 1997 and 1998 she was the Bundesliga top scorer. In 1998, she moved to local rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt, where she has had her biggest success at club level. In 13 seasons at the club, Prinz won six Bundesliga and eight German Cup titles. She also won the Bundesliga top-scorer award twice more in 2001 and 2007. Prinz won the UEFA Women's Cup three times with Frankfurt, in the 2001–02, 2005–06 and 2007–08 seasons. She also reached the final in 2004, but lost to the Swedish side Umeå IK.[2]

For two seasons, Prinz joined Carolina Courage in the professional women's league WUSA in the United States. During her short stint in America she claimed the 2002 WUSA Championship. After the 2003 World Cup, Prinz declined an offer from AC Perugia to play in Italy's men's Serie A, fearing her transfer would be used as a publicity stunt and she would end up on the bench.[6]

In her time at FFC Frankfurt, Prinz won many personal awards, including a record eight German Female Footballer of the Year awards from 2001 to 2008.[7] She was named the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005. For four consecutive years from 2007 to 2010 she came second, behind Brazil's Marta.[8]

International career[edit]

Prinz playing for Germany in 2011

At the age of 16, Prinz made her debut for the Germany national team in July 1994 against Canada. She came on after 72 minutes and scored the game-winner in the 89th minute.[9] One year later, she won her first major title at the 1995 European Championship, scoring in the final. In the same year, she was named to Germany's squad for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they lost to Norway in the final match.[2] She remains the youngest player ever to appear in a World Cup Final.[9]

For the next decade, Prinz had one of the most successful international careers in women's football. She won four more UEFA European Championships in 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2009. At the Summer Olympics she won bronze three times with the German team, in 2000, 2004 and 2008. At the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, Prinz helped Germany win its first World Cup title in the women's game. She was honoured as the tournament's best player and top-scorer. Prinz became the women's national team captain at the end of 2003, and remained until her retirement. Four years later, at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, she captained the team to Germany's second World Cup title; she was awarded the Silver Ball as the second-best player at the tournament.[2]

Prinz holds several national and international records. With 14 goals, she is the second all-time leading goalscorer at FIFA Women's World Cups. From 2008 until 2012, Prinz and Brazil's Cristiane both held the tournament record of ten goals at the Summer Olympics, although Cristiane has now surpassed Prinz. For the German national team Prinz appeared 214 times and scored 128 goals, and is the team's most capped player and top goalscorer.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Prinz is a trained physical therapist.[10] In 2010, she graduated with her master's degree in psychology from the Goethe University Frankfurt.[11] Since January 2012, she has worked as a sport psychologist in the youth academy, women's U-17 and women's Bundesliga teams at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Prinz goal.
List of international goals scored by Birgit Prinz
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 July 1994 Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada  Canada 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 2 August 1994 Bensalem Township Memorial Stadium, Oakford, USA  Norway 6–3 6–3
3 21 September 1994 Floschenstadion, Sindelfingen, Germany  Croatia 5–0 8–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying
4 8–0
5 23 February 1995 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany  England 2–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 1995
6 26 March 1995 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany  Sweden 2–1 3–2
7 23 May 1995 ?  Switzerland 5–0 8–0 Friendly
8 9 June 1995 Tingvalla IP, Karlstad, Sweden  Brazil 1–0 6–1 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup
9 25 October 1995 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia  Slovakia 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
10 23 July 1996 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  Norway 2–2 2–3 1996 Summer Olympics
11 24 April 1997 ?, Germany  Spain 4–0 6–0 Friendly
12 5–0
13 6 July 1997 Melløs Stadion, Moss, Norway  Denmark 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 1997
14 12 July 1997 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Italy 2–0 2–0
15 25 September 1997 Paul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany  England 3–0 3–0 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
16 9 October 1997 MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany  United States 3–1 3–1 Friendly
17 17 June 1998 Ulefoss Idrettspark, Ulefoss, Norway  Norway 1–2 2–3 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
18 17 September 1998 Sportpark Johannisau, Fulda, Germany  Ukraine 3–0 5–0
19 4–0
20 11 October 1998 NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine 1–0 1–1
21 14 February 1999 ?, Turkey  Turkey 5–0 12–1 Friendly
22 28 March 1999 ?, Germany  China 4–1 4–1
23 27 June 1999 FedExField, Landover, United States  Brazil 1–0 3–3 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
24 6 April 2000 Stadion am Bornheimer Hang, Frankfurt, Germany  Italy 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
25 11 May 2000 NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine  Ukraine 1–0 6–1
26 2–0
27 3–1
28 5–1
29 17 August 2000 Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur, Iceland  Iceland 3–0 6–0
30 4–0
31 16 September 2000 Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia  Brazil 1–0 2–1 2000 Summer Olympics
32 2–0
33 28 September 2000 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia 2–0 2–0
34 27 August 2000 Old Tivoli, Aachen, Germany  Denmark 3–0 7–0 Friendly
35 8 March 2001 Donaustadion, Ulm, Germany  China 2–3 2–4
36 17 June 2001 Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen, Germany  Canada 4–0 7–1
37 27 June 2001 Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt, Germany  Russia 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2001
38 17 November 2001 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands  Netherlands 2–0 3–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
39 27 January 2002 Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou, China  Norway 2–1 3–1 Friendly
40 18 April 2002 Stadion am Schönbusch, Aschaffenburg, Germany  Netherlands 3–0 6–0 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
41 4–0
42 5–0
43 4 May 2002 Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo, Barcelos, Portugal  Portugal 8–0 8–0
44 17 October 2002 Donaustadion, Ulm, Germany  Denmark 1–0 2–0 Friendly
45 14 November 2002 Nattenberg Stadion, Lüdenscheid, Germany  Russia 1–0 4–0
46 27 March 2003 Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Potsdam, Germany  Scotland 1–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
47 5–0
48 22 May 2003 Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany  Denmark 1–0 1–1 Friendly
49 25 May 2003 Haderslev Football Stadium, Haderslev, Denmark 2–2 6–2
50 3–2
51 6–2
52 28 August 2003 Dreiflüssestadion, Passau, Germany  Czech Republic 3–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
53 11 September 2003 Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, Darmstadt, Germany  England 1–0 4–0 Friendly
54 2–0
55 20 September 2003 Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, United States  Canada 3–1 4–1 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
56 24 September 2003  Japan 2–0 3–0
57 3–0
58 27 September 2003 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  Argentina 4–0 6–1
59 2 October 2003 Providence Park, Portland, United States  Russia 6–1 7–1
60 7–1
61 5 October 2003  United States 3–0 3–0
62 15 November 2003 Stadion an der Kreuzeiche, Reutlingen, Germany  Portugal 4–0 13–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
63 6–0
64 7–0
65 9–0
66 7 February 2004 Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal 1–0 11–0
67 4–0
68 10–0
69 31 March 2004 Stadio Druso, Bolzano, Italy  Italy 1–0 1–0 Friendly
70 28 April 2004 Marschweg-Stadion, Oldenburg, Germany  Ukraine 1–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
71 5–0
72 2 May 2004 Almondvale Stadium, Livingston, Scotland  Scotland 2–1 3–1
73 24 July 2004 Stadion am Bieberer Berg, Offenbach am Main, Germany  Nigeria 2–0 3–1 Friendly
74 11 August 2004 Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece  China 1–0 8–0 2004 Summer Olympics
75 2–0
76 4–0
77 7–0
78 17 August 2004 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece  Mexico 2–0 2–0
79 25 September 2004 Na Litavce, Příbram, Czechia  Czech Republic 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
80 9 March 2005 Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal  Sweden 2–0 2–1 2005 Algarve Cup
81 11 March 2005 Providence Park, Dr. Francisco Vieira Stadium, Silves, Portugal  Norway 2–0 4–0
82 3–0
83 21 April 2005 Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück, Germany  Canada 2–1 3–1 Friendly
84 9 June 2005 Deepdale, Preston, England  Italy 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005
85 15 June 2005  Finland 4–1 4–1
86 19 June 2005 Ewood Park, Blackburn, England  Norway 3–1 3–1
87 4 September 2005 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada  Canada 4–2 4–3 Friendly
88 25 September 2005 Leimbachstadion, Siegen, Germany  Russia 4–1 5–1 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
89 20 October 2005 Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion, Bayreuth, Germany  Scotland 3–0 4–0
90 4–0
91 9 March 2006 Estádio Algarve, Portugal  Finland 2–0 5–0 2006 Algarve Cup
92 11 March 2006 Estádio Algarve, Portugal  Sweden 1–0 3–0
93 3 August 2006 Grotenburg-Stadion, Krefeld, Germany  Italy 1–0 5–0 Friendly
94 2–0
95 26 August 2006 Richmond Park, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 2–0 3–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
96 30 August 2006 Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen, Switzerland  Switzerland 2–0 6–0
97 23 September 2006 McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland  Scotland 1–0 5–0
98 4–0
99 27 September 2006 Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Russia 3–0 3–2
100 25 October 2006 Städtisches Waldstadion, Aalen, Germany  England 3–1 5–1 Friendly
101 23 November 2006 Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany  Japan 2–0 6–3
102 12 April 2007 Lohrheidestadion, Bochum, Germany  Netherlands 1–1 5–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
103 10 May 2007 Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest, Wales  Wales 1–0 6–0
104 2–0
105 6–0
106 29 July 2007 MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany  Denmark 2–0 4–0 Friendly
107 2 August 2007 Stadion der Freundschaft, Gera, Germany  Czech Republic 1–0 5–0
108 5–0
109 22 August 2007 Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz, Germany  Switzerland 3–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
110 30 August 2007 Bruchwegstadion, Mainz, Germany  Norway 2–0 2–2 Friendly
111 10 September 2007 Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China  Argentina 4–0 11–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
112 5–0
113 8–0
114 17 September 2007 Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou, China  Japan 1–0 2–0
115 30 September 2007 Hongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai, China  Brazil 1–0 2–0
116 28 October 2007 Stadion Lohmühle, Lübeck, Germany  Belgium 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
117 28 February 2008 Dreisamstadion, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany  China 1–0 2–0 Friendly
118 7 March 2008 Estádio Algarve, Portugal  Finland 1–0 3–0 2008 Algarve Cup
119 2–0
120 10 March 2008 Municipal Stadium, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal  Sweden 2–0 2–0
121 17 July 2008 Alpenbauer Sportpark, Unterhaching, Germany  England 2–0 3–0 Friendly
122 18 August 2008 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China  Brazil 1–0 1–5 2008 Summer Olympics
123 25 July 2009 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany  Netherlands 4–0 6–0 Friendly
124 10 September 2009 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  England 1–0 6–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2009
125 6–2
126 24 February 2010 Complexo Desportivo Belavista, Parchal, Portugal  Denmark 2–0 4–0 2010 Algarve Cup
127 25 November 2010 BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany  Nigeria 4–0 8–0 Friendly
128 5–0

Goals by competition[edit]

Competition Goals Matches
Friendlies/Algarve Cup 46 101
FIFA World Cup 14 24
UEFA Women's Euro 10 25
World Cup qualifiers 18 20
Euro qualifiers 30 25
Olympics 10 19
Total 128 214

At World Cup and Olympic Tournaments[edit]

Prinz competed in five FIFA Women's World Cup: Sweden 1995, USA 1999, USA 2003, China 2007; and Germany 2011; and four Olympics: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008. Altogether she played in 43 matches and scored 24 goals at those nine global tournaments.[13] With Germany, Prinz is a two-time world champion from USA 2003 and China 2007, and a runner-up from Sweden 1995, as well as a three-time bronze medalist from Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

Key (expand for notes on "world cup and olympic goals")
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain

Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Result The final score.

W – match was won
L – match was lost to opponent
D – match was drawn
(W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match
(L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
Goal Match Date Location Opponent Lineup Min Score Result Competition
1 1995-06-05[m 1] Karlstad  Japan {{{4}}}.

on 65' (off Tecklenburg)

1–0 W

Group stage
2 1995-06-07[m 2] Helsingborg  Sweden {{{4}}}.

on 57' (off Brocker)

2–3 L

Group stage
1 3 1995-06-09[m 3] Karlstad  Brazil Start 5 1–0

6–1 W

Group stage
4 1995-06-13[m 4] Västerås  England {{{4}}}.

off 67' (on Brocker)

3–0 W

Quarter-final
5 1995-06-15[m 5] Helsingborg  China {{{4}}}.

off 83' (on Wunderlich)

1–0 W

Semifinal
6 1995-06-18[m 6] Solna  Norway {{{4}}}.

off 42' (on Brocker)

0–2 L

Final
7 1996-07-21[m 7] Birmingham, AL  Japan {{{4}}}.

on 53' (off Brocker)

3–2 W

Group match
2 8 1996-07-23[m 8] Washington, D.C.  Norway {{{4}}}.

on 52' (off Brocker)

62 2–2

2–3 L

Group match
9 1996-07-25[m 9] Birmingham, AL  Brazil {{{4}}}.

on 42' (off Brocker)

1–1 D

Group match
10 1999-06-20[m 10] Los Angeles  Italy Start

1–1 D

Group match
11 1999-06-24[m 11] Portland, OR  Mexico {{{4}}}.

off 75' (on Mueller)

6–0 W

Group match
3 12 1999-06-27[m 12] Washington, D.C.  Brazil Start 8 1–0

3–3 D

Group match
13 1999-07-01[m 13] Washington, D.C.  United States Start

2–3 L

Quarter-final
14 2000-09-13[m 14] Canberra  Australia Start

3–0 W

Group match
4 15 2000-09-16[m 15] Canberra  Brazil Start 33 1–0

2–1 W

Group match
5 41 2–0
16 2000-09-19[m 16] Melbourne  Sweden Start

1–0 W

Group match
17 2000-09-24[m 17] Sydney  Norway Start

0–1 L

Semifinal
6 18 2000-09-28[m 18] Sydney  Brazil Start 79 2–0

2–0 W

Bronze medal match
7 19 2003-09-20[m 19] Columbus, OH  Canada Start 75 3–1

4–1 W

Group match
8 20 2003-09-24[m 20] Columbus, OH  Japan Start 36 2–0

3–0 W

Group match
9 66 3–0
10 21 2003-09-27[m 21] Washington, D.C.  Argentina Start 32 3–0

6–1 W

Group match
11 22 2003-10-02[m 22] Portland, OR  Russia Start 80 5–1

7–1 W

Quarter-final
12 89 7–1
13 23 2003-10-05[m 23] Portland, OR  United States Start 90+3 3–0

3–0 W

Semifinal
24 2003-10-12[m 24] Carson, CA  Sweden Start

2–1 aet W

Final
14 25 2004-08-11[m 25] Patras  China Start 13 1–0

8–0 W

Group match
15 21 2–0
16 73 4–0
17 88 7–0
18 26 2004-08-17[m 26] Piraeus  Mexico Start; (c) 79 2–0

2–0 W

Group match
27 2004-08-20[m 27] Patras  Nigeria Start; (c)

2–1 W

Quarter-final
28 2004-08-23[m 28] Heraklion  United States Start; (c)

1–2 L

Semifinal
29 2004-08-26[m 29] Piraeus  Sweden Start; (c)

1–0 W

Bronze medal match
19 30 2007-09-10[m 30] Shanghai  Argentina Start; (c) 29 4–0

11–0 W

Group match
20 45+1 5–0
21 59 8–0
31 2007-09-14[m 31] Shanghai  England Start; (c)

0–0 D

Group match
22 32 2007-09-17[m 32] Hangzhou  Japan Start; (c) 21 1–0

2–0 W

Group match
33 2007-09-22[m 33] Wuhan  Korea DPR Start; (c)

3–0 W

Quarter-final
34 2007-09-26[m 34] Tianjin  Norway Start; (c)

3–0 W

Semifinal
23 35 2007-09-30[m 35] Shanghai  Brazil Start; (c) 52 1–0

2–0 W

Final
36 2008-08-06[m 36] Shenyang  Brazil Start; (c)

0–0 D

Group match
37 2008-08-09[m 37] Shenyang  Nigeria Start; (c)

1–0 W

Group match
38 2008-08-12[m 38] Tianjin  Korea DPR Start; (c)

1–0 W

Group match
39 2008-08-15[m 39] Shenyang  Sweden Start; (c)

2–0 aet W

Quarter-final
24 40 2008-08-18[m 40] Shanghai  Brazil Start; (c) 10 1–0

1–4 L

Semifinal
41 2008-08-21[m 41] Beijing  Japan Start; (c)

2–0 W

Bronze medal match
42 2011-06-26[m 42] Berlin  Canada {{{4}}}.

off 56' (on Popp); (c)

2–1 W

Group match
43 2011-06-30[m 43] Frankfurt  Nigeria {{{4}}}.

off 53' (on Grings); (c)

1–0 W

Group match

Honours[edit]

FSV Frankfurt

1. FFC Frankfurt

Germany

Individual

See also[edit]

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