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Saskia Bartusiak

Bartusiak before the game against Bayern Munich in November 2016

Personal information

Date of birth

9 September 1982 (age 42)

Place of birth

Frankfurt, West Germany

Height

1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Playing position

Centre back

Youth career

0000–1996

FV 09 Eschersheim

1996–2000

FSV Frankfurt

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

2000–2005

FSV Frankfurt

113

(26)

2005–2017

1. FFC Frankfurt

151

(14)

National team^‡

Germany U18

(0)

Germany U21

(0)

2007–2016

Germany

101

(3)

Honours

Olympic Games

FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold	2007 China	Team
Bronze	2008 Beijing	Team
Gold	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold	2009 Finland	Team
Gold	2013 Sweden	Team

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 August 2016

Saskia Bartusiak (born 9 September 1982) is a German retired footballer. She played as a centre back.

Career
- Club
- International
  - International goals
Honours
See also

Career

Club

Bartusiak began her career at FV 09 Eschersheim. In 1996, she left the club to join FSV Frankfurt where she made her Bundesliga debut. After five years, she transferred to local rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2005. Playing in central defence, Bartusiak has been an important player for FFC Frankfurt's success in the following years. She won two Bundesliga championships and three German Cup titles at the club. In the 2005–06 and 2007–08 season she also won the UEFA Women's Cup with Frankfurt.

International

Bartusiak made her debut in the German national team in a friendly against the Netherlands in April 2007. She was part of Germany's winning team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, appearing in one match, the opening game against Argentina. Bartusiak has since been called up for all major tournaments for Germany. She again was a reserve player at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal. At the 2009 European Championship, Bartusiak became a regular starter for Germany, winning her first European title. She has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.

She was named captain of the German team on 17 September 2015.

She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2016 after leading Germany to its first Olympic gold medal in women's football.

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Bartusiak – goals for Germany
#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 November 2013	Osijek, Croatia	Croatia	8–0	8–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.	22 July 2016	Paderborn, Germany	Ghana	5–0	11–0	Friendly
3.	6 August 2016	São Paulo, Brazil	Australia	2–2	2–2	2016 Summer Olympic