Conny Pohlers is a successful German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Football (soccer)

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. Since 1998 she has played in the Women's Bundesliga and since 2001 in the Germany women's national football team

Germany women's national football team

The German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...

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Domestic Football

Pohlers comes from a football playing family. Her father played and her mother was once top goal scorer in a regional league. She first played at the age of seven with FSV '67 Halle. In 1994, she moved to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam is a women's football club team in Potsdam, Germany. The full name is 1. Frauen-Fußball-Club Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V. . They are one of the most successful teams in Germany...

. In the season 2002–03, she played in the American professional league, WUSA

Women's United Soccer Association

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, with Atlanta Beat. In February 2007 she announced that she will be transferring to 1.FFC Frankfurt for the 2007–08 season.

Honours:

• Bundesliga top goal scorer 2002, 2006, 2011
• German champions 2004, 2006
• DFB-Pokal winners 2004, 2005, 2006
• UEFA Women's Cup winners 2005, 2008

International Football

Pohlers debut in the national team was in 2001 against Italy

Italy women's national football team

The Italy women's national football team represents Italy in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation .- Performances in the World Cup :...

. In the same year she scored five goals in her third international match, beating the previous record of Heidi Mohr

Heidi Mohr

Heidi Mohr is a former German footballer. As a footballer she was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century.-Club career:...

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In 2003 Pohlers was a member of the World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup 2003

The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On May 3, 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China...

 winning team who went on to take the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics 2004 and win Euro 2005

2005 UEFA Women's Championship

The 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as WOMEN'S EURO 2005 , was a football tournament for women held from 5 June to 19 June 2005 in Lancashire, England. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the...

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Successes:

• World champions 2003
• Olympic Bronze medal 2004
• European champions 2005

External links

• National Team information - Conny Pohlers