Kerstin Stegemann

Kerstin Stegemann
Stegemann in 2008
Personal information
Full name Kerstin Stegemann[1]
Date of birth (1977-09-29) 29 September 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Mesum, Rheine, West Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
SV Germania Hauenhorst
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 FFC Heike Rheine
1998–2000 FCR 2001 Duisburg
2000–2001 FFC Flaesheim-Hillen
2001–2007 FFC Heike Rheine
2007–2008 SG Wattenscheid 09
2008–2009 Herforder SV
2009–2010 FSV Gütersloh
International career
1995–2009 Germany 191 (8)
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 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
UEFA Women's Championship
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

Kerstin Stegemann (born 29 September 1977) is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Career[edit]

Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen-Bundesliga. Within two years, she made her first appearance for the Germany national team, playing in a 13 April 1995 match against Poland. She went on to become a mainstay of the national team, playing on Germany's bronze medal-winning squads in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics,[2] as well as their 2003 Women's World Cup championship team.

Along with Birgit Prinz and Bettina Wiegmann, she is one of only three German women with more than 150 caps, having reached that mark in a 23 November 2006 match against Japan. She also holds a team record with 61 consecutive international matches played.

Stegemann retired in 2009 with 191 international appearances and eight goals to her credit.

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Opponent Competition
1. 9 August 2008 Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang, China  Nigeria 1–0 1–0 2008 Summer Olympics

Style of play[edit]

A right-back, Stegemann has been cited as one of the first overlapping full-backs in women’s football.[3]

Honours[edit]

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. ^ "Kerstin Stegemann Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  3. ^ Lewis, Samantha (4 December 2019). "Ellie Carpenter: a truly modern-day full-back with plenty still to offer". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

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