Holl in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ursula Ulrike Holl[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1982-06-26)26 June 1982 (age 43) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Würzburg,West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TSV Uengershausen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | FSV Frankfurt | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | FSV Frankfurt | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 43 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 31 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Essen-Schönebeck | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Germany U21 | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Germany | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Bayer Leverkusen (goalkeeping coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:36, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[3] ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:36, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ursula Ulrike Holl (born 26 June 1982) is a retiredGermanfootballer. She currently works as the goalkeeping coach forBundesliga sideBayer Leverkusen.
Holl started her career at TSV Uengershausen, before joiningFSV Frankfurt, where she made herBundesliga debut. She moved to local rivals1. FFC Frankfurt in 2000, where she played for three seasons, but only appeared sporadically. However, she celebrated several major titles at the club, including theTreble in the 2002–03 season when Frankfurt won the Bundesliga, theGerman Cup andUEFA Women's Cup.
She returned to FSV Frankfurt in 2003 in order to play regular first team football. After two seasons, Holl transferred back to 1. FFC Frankfurt, now as the team's first choice goalkeeper. During her second stint at FFC Frankfurt, she won a secondUEFA Women's Cup in the2005–06 season, as well as another league title and the 2007 German Cup. From 2007 to 2009, Holl played forSC 07 Bad Neuenahr, before joining Bundesliga sideFCR 2001 Duisburg. At Duisburg she was the Bundesliga runner-up in the2009–10 season and won the 2010 German Cup, her fourth national cup title in total. After the 2010–11 season she left Duisburg and signed a one-year contract at Bundesliga sideSG Essen-Schönebeck,[4] after which she ended her active playing career.[5]
At junior level, Holl won theUEFA Women's Under-19 Championship with the German team in 2000 and 2001. She was the first choice goalkeeper at both tournaments. Holl was Germany's third goalkeeper at the2005 European Championship, winning her first international title without a singlecap at senior level. She made her debut for theGerman national team almost two years later in March 2007 at theAlgarve Cup againstFrance. That year she also won the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup with Germany, again as the team's third choice goalkeeper.[6]
After the retirement ofSilke Rottenberg, Holl has been Germany's first reserve goalkeeper toNadine Angerer at the2008 Summer Olympics, claiming bronze, and the2009 European Championship, where Germany won its seventh title. Holl has been called up for the German2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. She has not played in any match at these tournaments. Following the 2011 World Cup she retired from international play.
On 2 December 2012 Holl signed on asBayer 04 Leverkusen's goalkeeping coach.[7]
On 18 June 2010, Holl married her partner Carina inCologne, Germany. They live together in asame-sex union as recognised under German law.[8]
As of the2013–14 season, Holl works as apundit forEurosport's coverage of theGerman Women's Bundesliga.[9] She works in the same capacity forWDR on their coverage of theDFB-Pokal.[10]