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Kerstin Stegemann
German footballer (born 1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kerstin Stegemann (born 29 September 1977) is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.
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Career
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.
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Style of play
A right-back, Stegemann has been cited as one of the first overlapping full-backs in women’s football.[3]
Honours
Germany
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2003, 2007
- Football at the Summer Olympics: bronze medal 2000, 2004, 2008
- UEFA Women's Championship: 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009
Individual
International goals
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.
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References
External links
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