16 Facts About Linda Bresonik

Linda Bresonik was born on 7 December 1983 and is a German retired footballer.

Linda Bresonik played as a defensive midfielder or wing back.

Linda Bresonik mostly played for Duisburg, and many times for Germany.

Linda Bresonik joined FCR 2001 Duisburg in 2000 and made her Bundesliga debut for the club.

Linda Bresonik won the UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship with Germany in 2000.

Linda Bresonik scored in the penalty shoot-out of the third place play-off.

Linda Bresonik made her debut for the German senior national team in May 2001 against Italy.

Less than two months later, Linda Bresonik won her first major international title at the 2001 European Championship.

At the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, Linda Bresonik suffered a muscle injury in Germany's second group match.

Linda Bresonik left the team and returned to Germany, and later only received a third of the pre-arranged winning bonus.

Linda Bresonik did not play for the national team for almost four years afterwards.

Linda Bresonik eventually returned to the national team at the Four Nations Tournament in January 2007 and was part of Germany's squad that won the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Linda Bresonik started in all of the team's six matches.

Alongside Kerstin Stegemann, Annike Krahn and Ariane Hingst, Linda Bresonik was part of Germany's defence which did not concede a single goal in the entire tournament.

Linda Bresonik won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and helped Germany in winning the country's seventh title at the 2009 European Championship.

Linda Bresonik was part of Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.