Martina Müller (footballer)

Martina Müller

Personal information
Date of birth	April 18, 1980 (1980-04-18) (age 31)
Place of birth	Kassel, West Germany
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	25
Youth career
	SG Helsa
	FSC Lohfelden
	SG Kaufungen
	TSV Jahn Calden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998-2000	FSV Frankfurt	22	(15)
2000-2005	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr	79	(65)
2005-	VfL Wolfsburg	127	(91)
National team‡
2001-	Germany	96	(33)
Honours Competitor for  Germany Women's Football Bronze 2004 Athens Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[2]. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:46, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[1]

Martina Müller (born April 18, 1980) is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the German national team.

Career

Club

Müller had played at several smaller clubs at youth level, before joining the reigning German champions FSV Frankfurt in 1998. Because many of club's star players, such as Birgit Prinz and Sandra Smisek, had left that summer, Müller immediately became a regular starter and helped the team avoid relegation. After two years, she moved to SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, where she played for four seasons. In 2005, she joined VfL Wolfsburg, at a time when the club had just been relegated to the second division. With 36 goals, Müller was the second Bundesliga top-scorer the following season, helping Wolfsburg to achieve immediate promotion back to the German top flight.

International

Müller made her debut for the German national team against the United States in Juli 2000. In the following years, she won several major titles with Germany, almost exclusively as a reserve player, often coming on as a late substitute. Müller won her first international trophy at the 2001 European Championship. Two years later, she was part of Germany's winning team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She had three appearances and scored twice in the tournament.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Müller claimed the bronze medal. She again became world champion at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she played in four matches, coming from the bench in all of them. She scored Germany's third goal in the semi-final against Norway. Müller won the European Championship a second time with Germany in 2009, and has been called-up for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.^[1]

Honours

International

• FIFA World Cup: Winner (2) 2003, 2007
• UEFA European Championship: Winner (2) 2001, 2009
• Olympic bronze medal: (1) 2004

Individual

• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nationalspielerin Martina Müller" (in German). DFB.de. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=131&no_cache=1&action=showPlayer&player=mueller_martina. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Martina Müller" (in German). Framba.de. http://www.framba.de/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=288:martina-mueller&catid=69:alle&Itemid=457. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 

External links

• Profile at VfL Wolfsburg
• Profile at the German Football Federation (German)
• Martina Müller (footballer) – FIFA competition record
• Profile at Weltfussball.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Muller, Martina
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Date of birth	April 18, 1980
Place of birth	Kassel, West Germany
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