Melanie Behringer

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Melanie Behringer
Melanie Behringer BL gg. SC Freiburg Muenchen-1.jpg
Behringer with Bayern Munich in 2016
Personal information
Full name Melanie Behringer [1]
Date of birth (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Lörrach, West Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
SpVgg Utzenfeld
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2003 FC Hausen
2003–2008 SC Freiburg 97 (30)
2008–2010 Bayern Munich 35 (9)
2010–2014 1. FFC Frankfurt 97 (20)
2014–2019 Bayern Munich 79 (21)
International career
2002–2004 Germany U19 30 (9)
2005–2006 Germany U21 9 (3)
2005–2016 Germany 123 (34)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 China Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Finland Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sweden Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Melanie Behringer (born 18 November 1985) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. [2] She was a Best FIFA Women's Player finalist. [3]

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Club career

Behringer started her career at SpVgg Utzenfeld and FC Hausen. In 2003, she joined SC Freiburg. She made her Bundesliga debut for Freiburg and played at the club for five seasons. For the 2008–09 season, Behringer transferred to FC Bayern Munich and finished second in the Bundesliga table in her first year in Munich. After two seasons, Behringer joined league rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2010. She won the 2011 German Cup with Frankfurt, defeating 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the final. [4] On 31 March 2016, Behringer extended her contract until 2019. [5]

International career

In 2004, Behringer was runner-up with Germany at the 2004 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship and later that year won the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship. She scored in all three knockout round games of that tournament, including the final. She made her debut for the German senior national team in January 2005 against China. [2]

She was part of Germany's World Cup winning squad at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, starting in all six games. One year later, she won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and claimed the title at the 2009 European Championship. She scored a long-range goal in the final, for which she won Germany's Goal of the Month award. Behringer has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. [2]

She was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the gold medal. [6]

She retired from international football on 23 August 2016. [7]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Behringer goal.
List of international goals scored by Melanie Behringer [2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 March 2006 Loulé, PortugalFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 4–05–0 2006 Algarve Cup
211 March 2006Loulé, PortugalFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–03–02006 Algarve Cup
312 March 2007 Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3–03–0 2007 Algarve Cup
429 July 2007 Magdeburg, GermanyFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–04–0 Friendly
522 August 2007 Koblenz, GermanyFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2–07–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
65–0
730 August 2007 Mainz, GermanyFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–12–2Friendly
810 September 2007 Shanghai, ChinaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–011–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
93–0
1029 May 2008 Kassel, GermanyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
1117 July 2008 Unterhaching, GermanyFlag of England.svg  England 3–03–0Friendly
121 October 2008 Basel, SwitzerlandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
134 March 2009 Albufeira, PortugalFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–02–0 2009 Algarve Cup
1425 July 2009 Sinsheim, GermanyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3–06–0Friendly
1527 August 2009 Tampere, FinlandFlag of France.svg  France 3–05–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009
1610 September 2009 Helsinki, FinlandFlag of England.svg  England 2–06–2UEFA Women's Euro 2009
1724 February 2010 Parchal, PortugalFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–04–0 2010 Algarve Cup
1815 September 2010 Dresden, GermanyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4–05–0Friendly
1922 October 2011 Bucharest, RomaniaFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 3–03–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2019 November 2011 Wiesbaden, GermanyFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 9–017–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
2115 February 2012 İzmir, TurkeyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
225–0
232 March 2012Vila Real de Santo António, PortugalFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–01–0 2012 Algarve Cup
2419 September 2012 Duisburg, GermanyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4–010–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
255–0
2617 September 2014 Heidenheim, GermanyFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–02–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
277 June 2015 Ottawa, CanadaFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 9–010–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2818 September 2015 Halle, GermanyFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4–012–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2925 October 2015 Sandhausen, GermanyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
303 August 2016 São Paulo, BrazilFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3–16–1 2016 Summer Olympics
314–1
329 August 2016 Brasília, BrazilFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–01–22016 Summer Olympics
3312 August 2016 Salvador, BrazilFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–01–02016 Summer Olympics
3416 August 2016 Belo Horizonte, BrazilFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–02–02016 Summer Olympics

Honours

1. FFC Frankfurt

Bayern München

Germany

Germany U20

Germany U19

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Nationalspielerin Melanie Behringer" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Stars collide as Japan welcomes world's elite". Archived from the original on 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Frankfurt revanchiert sich gegen Potsdam" (in German). Focus.de. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Melanie Behringer verlängert beim FC Bayern" (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gold for Germany as Neid finishes in style". FIFA. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Krahn und Behringer treten aus Nationalteam zurück" (in German). dfb.de. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Olympic women's football had 65 goals and crowned Melanie Behringer". meridiano.com.ve.
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