1. Stephanie Ann Jones was born on 22 December 1972 and is a German-American football manager and former player who last managed the German women's national team.
13 Facts About Steffi Jones
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In 1991, Steffi Jones moved to FSV Frankfurt, and subsequently changed teams almost every year until she joined 1.
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Steffi Jones ended her career as a player on 9 December 2007.
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Steffi Jones was part of the squad that won the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup; she suffered a rupture of her cruciate ligament in the third game of the tournament and was sidelined for six months.
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Steffi Jones won Olympic bronze for the second time at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Steffi Jones announced the end of her international career on 26 March 2007.
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Steffi Jones finished her career with nine goals in 111 caps.
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Post-retirement, Steffi Jones served as president of the organisation committee of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Germany.
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Steffi Jones subsequently obtained her coaching license at the German Sport University Cologne.
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Steffi Jones's father was a soldier stationed in West Germany; he left the family early in her life to return to the United States.
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Steffi Jones was raised by her single mother in a working-class neighborhood in Frankfurt.
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Steffi Jones entered a registered partnership with her girlfriend, Nicole, in June 2014.
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Steffi Jones had come out publicly as a lesbian in February 2013.