Kerstin Stegemann

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

Kerstin Stegemann

Stegemann in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Kerstin Stegemann[1]
Date of birth	(1977-09-29) 29 September 1977 (age 47)
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 2003 United States Team 2007 China Team Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team UEFA Women's Championship 1997 Norway/Sweden Team 2001 Germany Team 2005 England Team 2009 Finland Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

• FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2007

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Opponent	Competition
5.	20 October 2005	Bayreuth, Germany	Scotland	2–0	4–0	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
6.	10 May 2007	Haverfordwest, Wales	Wales	3–0	6–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
7.	26 September 2007	Tianjin, China	Norway	2–0	3–0	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
8.	9 August 2008	Shenyang, China	Nigeria	1–0	1–0	2008 Summer Olympics

References

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.

External links

• Kerstin Stegemann – FIFA competition record (archived)