1. Birgit Prinz was born on 25 October 1977 and is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year.
16 Facts About Birgit Prinz
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Birgit Prinz remains one of the game's most prolific strikers and is the second FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals.
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Birgit Prinz made her Bundesliga debut for FSV Frankfurt, where she played from 1993 to 1998.
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In 13 seasons at the club, Birgit Prinz won six Bundesliga and eight German Cup titles.
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Birgit Prinz won the Bundesliga top-scorer award twice more in 2001 and 2007.
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Birgit Prinz reached the final in 2004, but lost to the Swedish side Umea IK.
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For two seasons, Birgit Prinz joined Carolina Courage in the professional women's league WUSA in the United States.
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Birgit Prinz was named the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2003,2004 and 2005.
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At the age of 16, Birgit Prinz made her debut for the Germany national team in July 1994 against Canada.
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Birgit Prinz came on after 72 minutes and scored the game-winner in the 89th minute.
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Birgit Prinz remains the youngest player ever to appear in a World Cup Final.
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Birgit Prinz won four more UEFA European Championships in 1997,2001,2005 and 2009.
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At the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, Birgit Prinz helped Germany win its first World Cup title in the women's game.
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Birgit Prinz was honoured as the tournament's best player and top-scorer.
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Birgit Prinz became the women's national team captain at the end of 2003, and remained until her retirement.
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Birgit Prinz competed in five FIFA Women's World Cup: Sweden 1995, USA 1999, USA 2003, China 2007 and Germany 2011; and four Olympics: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008.