Garefrekes with1. FFC Frankfurt in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kerstin Garefrekes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-09-04)4 September 1979 (age 46) | ||
| 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 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kerstin Garefrekes (born 4 September 1979) is a German formerfootballer who played as astriker ormidfielder.
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 foundedBundesliga sideFFC Heike Rheine. Garefrekes was relegated to thesecond 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 to1. FFC Frankfurt, where she claimed several major titles. She won the Bundesliga trophy and theGerman Cup title three times each. During the2005–06 and2007–08 seasons, Garefrekes also won theUEFA Women's Cup at Frankfurt.[3]
Following the departure ofNadine Angerer from Frankfurt, Garefrekes became the newcaptain of her squad.
Garefrekes made her debut for theGermany national team in November 2001 in against theNetherlands. Two years later, she won her first major international title at the2003 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 theUnited States. She went on to win the bronze medal at the2004 Summer Olympics and the title at the2005 European Championship.[2] In qualifying for theUEFA Women's Euro 2009, she scored a number of goals, including ahat-trick in Germany's 7–0 defeat ofSwitzerland.
During Germany's successful title defence at the2007 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 againstNorth Korea. Garefrekes again claimed bronze at the2008 Summer Olympics and won theEuropean Championship for a second time in 2009. She has been called up for Germany's2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[2] A few months before the start of theWorld Cup, she scored a hat trick in a friendly match againstNigeria. Following the tournament she retired from international play.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 January 2002 | Guangzhou,China | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2002 Four Nations Tournament | |
| 2. | 7 March 2002 | Faro, Portugal | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2002 Algarve Cup | |
| 3. | 25 May 2003 | Haderslev,Denmark | 1–0 | 6–2 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 9 August 2003 | Kyiv,Ukraine | 1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying | |
| 5. | 20 September 2003 | Columbus,United States | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 6. | 2 October 2003 | Portland, United States | 4–0 | 7–1 | ||
| 7. | 6–1 | |||||
| 8. | 5 October 2003 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 9. | 15 November 2003 | Reutlingen, Germany | 3–0 | 13–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying | |
| 10. | 2 May 2004 | Livingston,Scotland | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 11. | 25 September 2004 | Příbram,Czech Republic | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 12. | 24 April 2005 | Hildesheim, Germany | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 13. | 1 September 2005 | Burnaby,Canada | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 14. | 9 March 2006 | Algarve, Portugal | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2006 Algarve Cup | |
| 15. | 3 August 2006 | Krefeld, Germany | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 16. | 26 August 2006 | Dublin,Ireland | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 17. | 30 August 2006 | Schaffhausen,Switzerland | 6–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 18. | 23 September 2006 | Perth, Scotland | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 19. | 27 September 2006 | Moscow,Russia | 2–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 20. | 23 November 2006 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 4–1 | 6–3 | Friendly | |
| 21. | 12 April 2007 | Bochum, Germany | 5–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | |
| 22. | 10 May 2007 | Haverfordwest,Wales | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 23. | 2 August 2007 | Gera, Germany | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 24. | 22 August 2007 | Koblenz, Germany | 5–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | |
| 25. | 6–0 | |||||
| 26. | 7–0 | |||||
| 27. | 10 September 2007 | Shanghai,China | 2–0 | 11–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 28. | 22 September 2007 | Wuhan, China | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 29. | 28 October 2007 | Lübeck, Germany | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | |
| 30. | 7 May 2008 | Eupen,Belgium | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 31. | 4–0 | |||||
| 32. | 15 August 2008 | Shenyang, China | 1–0 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| 33. | 1 October 2008 | Basel, Switzerland | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying | |
| 34. | 4 March 2009 | Albufeira,Portugal | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2009 Algarve Cup | |
| 35. | 6 March 2009 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 36. | 3–0 | |||||
| 37. | 6 August 2009 | Bochum, Germany | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 38. | 1 March 2010 | Faro, Portugal | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2010 Algarve Cup | |
| 39. | 25 November 2010 | Leverkusen, Germany | 2–0 | 8–0 | Friendly | |
| 40. | 7–0 | |||||
| 41. | 8–0 | |||||
| 42. | 26 June 2011 | Berlin, Germany | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 43. | 5 July 2011 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 1–0 | 4–2 |
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