Beverly Ranger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Beverly Ranger | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Watford Ladies | |||
| Amersham Angels | |||
| 1974 | SV Bubach-Calmesweiler | ||
| 1975–1976 | Bonner SC | ||
| 1977 | Lazio | ||
| 1977 | SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 | ||
| 1978 | 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen | ||
| Kickers Offenbach | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Beverly Ranger is a Jamaican former footballer who played professionally in Germany during the 1970s.[1][2] She had a short spell in Serie A with Lazio in 1977,[3] but was not happy in Italy and returned to Germany.[4]
Ranger was reportedly the first female footballer to earn her living from the sport in Germany. She achieved a level of celebrity by winning the Tor des Monats award in June 1975 and secured a sponsorship deal with Puma SE.[5]
She grew up in London after moving from Jamaica at age 12. After her football career she moved to the United States, where she worked as a teacher.[5]
References
- ↑ "The state of women's football in Jamaica". Jamaican Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Overseas stars flock to Women’s Bundesliga". FIFA. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Calcio femminile – 1977" (in Italian). Lazio Wiki. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ↑ "Beverly Ranger: J'can football superstar and Bundesliga pioneer". Jamaican Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- 1 2 Bardow, Dominik (13 July 2011). "Fußballerin Beverly Ranger "Schau dir das Negerlein an"". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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