Maren Meinert

Maren Meinert
Medal record
Meinert in 2012

Women's football
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	Team competition

Maren Meinert (born 5 August 1973 in Rheinhausen) is a retired German football midfielder/striker and currently the coach for the German U-20 Women's squad. She played for FCR Duisburg, FFC Brauweiler Pulheim, and the Boston Breakers. Meinert also played for the German national team between 1991 and 2003, making appearances at three FIFA Women's World Cup finals^[1] and the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[2]

She was the first player inducted in the Breaker's Pillars of Excellence, during a ceremony held at half-time of the 17 May 2009 game between the Breakers and Washington Freedom.

Achievements

As a Player

1995: Germany become champions of UEFA Women's Euro 1995 and runners-up at the World Cup. FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen win the Hallenmasters.
1997: Germany become European champions again. FCR Duisburg are runners up in the Deutsche Fussballmeisterschaft.
1998: FCR Duisburg win the German Women's Cup
2000: Germany win the bronze medal.
2001: Germany are European champions again.
2003: Meinert is MVP in the WUSA and Germany win the World Cup.

As a Manager

2006 and 2007: The German U-19 team are European champions twice in a row.
2008: The German U-20 team come 3rd at the World Cup.
2010: Germany are U-20 world champions and Meinert wins theFelix award for North Rhine-Westphalia trainer of the year].
2011: Germany are U-19 European champions after thrashing Norway 8-1 in the final.
2012: Germany are U-20 World Cup runners up.
2014: Germany are U-20 World Champions, equalling the USA's record of 3 titles.

Honours

Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia

References

↑ Maren Meinert – FIFA competition record
↑ "Maren Meinert Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-04.

Germany squad – 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Runners-up

1 Goller 2 Bernhard 3 Austermühl 4 Pohlmann 5 Lohn 6 Meinert 7 Voss 8 Wiegmann 9 Mohr 10 Neid (c) 11 Brocker 12 Kraus 13 Hoffmann 14 Minnert 15 Klein 16 Prinz 17 T. Wunderlich 18 P. Wunderlich 19 Smisek 20 Francke Coach: Bisanz

Germany squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Rottenberg 2 Stegemann 3 Hingst 4 Jones 5 Fitschen (c) 6 Hoffmann 7 Voss 8 Smisek 9 Prinz 10 Wiegmann 11 Meinert 12 Müller 13 Minnert 14 T. Wunderlich 15 Angerer 16 Lingor 17 P. Wunderlich 18 Grings 19 Brandebusemeyer 20 Meyer Coach: Theune-Meyer

Germany squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2001 Winners (5th title)

1 Rottenberg 2 Stegemann 3 Bresonik 4 Jones 5 Fitschen (c) 6 Meinert 7 P. Wunderlich 8 Smisek 9 Prinz 10 Wiegmann 11 M. Müller 12 C. Müller 13 Minnert 14 Wilder 15 Omilade 16 Lingor 17 Hingst 18 Wimbersky 19 T. Wunderlich 20 Angerer Coach: Theune-Meyer

Germany squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Winners (1st Title)

1 Rottenberg 2 Stegemann 3 Bresonik 4 Künzer 5 Jones 6 Lingor 7 Wunderlich 8 Smisek 9 Prinz 10 Wiegmann (c) 11 Müller 12 Fuss 13 Minnert 14 Meinert 15 Angerer 16 Odebrecht 17 Hingst 18 Garefrekes 19 Gottschlich 20 Pohlers Coach: Theune-Meyer

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 192044803 GND: 173615198

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