Renate Lingor

Infobox Football biography
playername = Renate Lingor


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|10|11
cityofbirth = Karlsruhe
countryofbirth = West Germany
currentclub = "retired"
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder/striker
youthyears = 1984-1990
1990-1992
youthclubs = FC Kalbach
"none"
years = 1992-1998
1998-2001
2001-2005
2005-2008
clubs = FSV Frankfurt
FCR Duisburg
FSV Frankfurt
1.FFC Frankfurt
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1995-2008 [cite web | title = Players Info Lingor | publisher = Deutscher Fußball Bund | accessdate = 2008-08-16 | date = August 14 2008 | url = http://www.dfb.de/index.php?action=search&liga=Frauen-Nationalmannschaft&id=500405&lang=E&no_cache=1&name=%3BLingor&gegner=]
nationalteam = Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 147 (35)
ntupdate = 16 August 2008

Renate Lingor (born October 11, 1975 in Karlsruhe, Germany) is a female German international football player.

Club career

Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in German Bundesliga. Despite several offers from top German teams she remained there until 1997 when she joined 1. FFC Frankfurt. Lingor's position is in the central midfield. She is well-known for her good technique, her ability to read a game and her free kicks. She has retired after the 2007-08.

National Team

Before her first appearance in the German national team in 1995 Lingor made 19 games for the Under 20 Team. Since then she has been constantly part of the team that won several international titles. Her goal against Sweden at the 2004 Olympics secured the bronze medal for her team. In 2006 Renate Lingor was nominated as FIFA Women's World Player of the Year together with Marta (wnft|Brazil) and Kristine Lilly (USA). Lingor announced, that she would retire after the 2008 Olympic Games. [cite web | title = Lingor will nach den olympischen Spielen aufhören | publisher = FFNews.de | accessdate = 2008-08-16 | date = April 22 2008 | url = http://www.ffnews.de/quickstart/index.php?id=60&tt_news=2395 | language = German]

Honours

1. FFC Frankfurt
* UEFA-Cup: 2002, 2006
* German Champion: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
* German Cup: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

National team
* World Champion: 2003, 2007
* European Champion: 2001, 2005
* Olympic Bronze medalist: 2000, 2004

References