Kerstin Garefrekes

Kerstin Garefrekes (born 4 September 1979) is a German former footballer who played as a striker or midfielder .

Kerstin Garefrekes
Garefrekes with 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kerstin Garefrekes[1]
Date of birth (1979-09-04) 4 September 1979
Place of birth Ibbenbüren, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Youth career
Grün-Weiß Steinbeck
DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 FFC Heike Rheine 102 (63)
2004–2016 1. FFC Frankfurt 253 (184)
2014 Washington Spirit 10 (1)
Total 365 (248)
International career
2001–2011[2] Germany 130 (43)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place2003 United StatesTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 ChinaTeam
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 EnglandTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 FinlandTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Garefrekes began her career in 1986 at her local football club Grün-Weiß Steinbeck, before joining DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren. In 1998, she moved to the newly founded Bundesliga side FFC Heike Rheine. Garefrekes was relegated to the second division with Heike Rheine in 1999, but achieved immediate promotion back to the Bundesliga the following season. With 26 goals, she won the 2003–04 Bundesliga top scorer award.

In 2004, Garefrekes transferred to 1. FFC Frankfurt, where she claimed several major titles. She won the Bundesliga trophy and the German Cup title three times each. During the 2005–06 and 2007–08 seasons, Garefrekes also won the UEFA Women's Cup at Frankfurt.[3]

Following the departure of Nadine Angerer from Frankfurt, Garefrekes became the new captain of her squad.

International

Garefrekes made her debut for German national team in November 2001 in against the Netherlands. Two years later, she won her first major international title at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was an important player for the team, starting in five of the team's six matches and scoring four goals. Garefrekes scored Germany's first and ultimately decisive goal in the semi-final win over the United States. She went on to win the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the title at the 2005 European Championship.[2] In qualifying for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, she scored a number of goals, including a hat-trick in Germany's 7–0 defeat of Switzerland.

During Germany's successful title defence at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, Garefrekes was part of the team's starting line-up in all of the six matches. She scored twice, including the opener in the quarter-final victory against North Korea. Garefrekes again claimed bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the European Championship for a second time in 2009. She has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[2] A few months before the start of the World Cup, she scored a hat trick in a friendly match against Nigeria. Following the tournament she retired from international play.

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 January 2002Guangzhou, China Norway1–13–12002 Four Nations Tournament
2.7 March 2002Faro, Portugal Sweden1–21–22002 Algarve Cup
3.25 May 2003Haderslev, Denmark Denmark1–06–2Friendly
4.9 August 2003Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine1–13–1UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
5.20 September 2003Columbus, United States Canada4–14–12003 FIFA Women's World Cup
6.2 October 2003Portland, United States Russia4–07–1
7.6–1
8.5 October 2003 United States1–03–0
9.15 November 2003Reutlingen, Germany Portugal3–013–0UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
10.2 May 2004Livingston, Scotland Scotland1–03–1
11.25 September 2004Příbram, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–05–0
12.24 April 2005Hildesheim, Germany Canada3–13–1Friendly
13.1 September 2005Burnaby, Canada Canada1–03–1
14.9 March 2006Algarve, Portugal Finland3–05–02006 Algarve Cup
15.3 August 2006Krefeld, Germany Italy3–05–0Friendly
16.26 August 2006Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland3–03–02007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
17.30 August 2006Schaffhausen, Switzerland Switzerland6–06–0
18.23 September 2006Perth, Scotland Scotland3–05–0
19.27 September 2006Moscow, Russia Russia2–03–2
20.23 November 2006Karlsruhe, Germany Japan4–16–3Friendly
21.12 April 2007Bochum, Germany Netherlands5–15–1UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
22.10 May 2007Haverfordwest, Wales Wales4–06–0
23.2 August 2007Gera, Germany Czech Republic3–05–0Friendly
24.22 August 2007Koblenz, Germany Switzerland5–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
25.6–0
26.7–0
27.10 September 2007Shanghai, China Argentina2–011–02007 FIFA Women's World Cup
28.22 September 2007Wuhan, China North Korea1–03–0
29.28 October 2007Lübeck, Germany Belgium1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
30.7 May 2008Eupen, Belgium Belgium2–05–0
31.4–0
32.15 August 2008Shenyang, China Sweden1–02–0 (a.e.t.)2008 Summer Olympics
33.1 October 2008Basel, Switzerland Switzerland1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
34.4 March 2009Albufeira, Portugal Finland2–02–02009 Algarve Cup
35.6 March 2009 China1–03–0
36.3–0
37.6 August 2009Bochum, Germany Russia1–03–1Friendly
38.1 March 2010Faro, Portugal China1–05–02010 Algarve Cup
39.25 November 2010Leverkusen, Germany Nigeria2–08–0Friendly
40.7–0
41.8–0
42.26 June 2011Berlin, Germany Canada1–02–12011 FIFA Women's World Cup
43.5 July 2011Mönchengladbach, Germany France1–04–2

Honours

Club

1. FFC Frankfurt

Germany

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Nationalspielerin Kerstin Garefrekes" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  3. "Kerstin Garefrekes" (in German). Framba.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
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