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Inka Grings
Retired German international footballer (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Inka Grings (born 31 October 1978) is a German former international footballer who played as a striker. She played sixteen years for FCR 2001 Duisburg before joining FC Zürich Frauen. She also played for the Germany national team. Grings is the second all-time leading goalscorer in Germany's top division, the Frauen-Bundesliga, with 195 goals and claimed the league's top-scorer award for a record six seasons.[4][5] Playing for Germany, she was the top-scorer at two UEFA European Championships. Grings was named Women's Footballer of the Year (Germany) in 1999, 2009 and 2010.
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Full name | Inka Grings[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1978-10-31) 31 October 1978 (age 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1990 | TSV Eller 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1995 | Garather SV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2011[2] | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 271 | (353) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | FC Zürich Frauen | 31 | (55) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 16 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | FC Köln | 19 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2012[3] | Germany | 96 | (64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | MSV Duisburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | FC Viktoria Köln U17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | SV 19 Straelen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | FC Zürich Frauen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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She is the manager of Switzerland national team after previously coaching FC Zürich Frauen in the Swiss national league.