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Laudehr in 2011
Personal information
Full name Simone Melanie Laudehr
Date of birth (1986-07-12) 12 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Regensburg, West Germany
Height 1.75 m
Playing position Central midfielder, Winger
Youth career
1989–1996 FC Tegernheim
1996–2003 SC Regensburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Bayern Munich 18 (4)
2004–2012 FCR 2001 Duisburg 155 (69)
2012–2016 1. FFC Frankfurt 67 (9)
2016–2021 Bayern Munich 62 (10)
National team
2001–2003 Germany U-17 21 (3)
2003–2005 Germany U-19 35 (16)
2006 Germany U-20 4 (2)
2006 Germany U-21 5 (2)
2007–2017 Germany 103 (26)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold 2007 China Team
Olympic Games
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 28 December 2017.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 October 2017

Simone Melanie Laudehr (born on July 12, 1986) is a famous German former footballer. She played as a central midfielder or a winger. She was known for her strong play and important goals.

Playing Career

Club Teams

Simone Laudehr started playing football very young, at just three years old. Her first club was FC Tegernheim. In 1996, she moved to SC Regensburg.

After that, she played for FC Bayern Munich for one season. This is where she made her first appearance in the top German league, the Bundesliga.

In 2004, Laudehr joined FCR 2001 Duisburg. She had a lot of success there. Her team finished second in the Bundesliga five times. She also helped Duisburg win the German Cup twice. A big highlight was winning the UEFA Women's Cup in the 2008–09 season.

She then moved to 1. FFC Frankfurt for the 2012–2013 season. She played there until 2016.

In 2016, Laudehr returned to Bayern Munich. She played for them until 2021. Before the 2020–21 season ended, she announced she would stop playing football. In her last season, she won her first and only league title with Bayern Munich. She played her 210th Bundesliga game in the final match.

International Teams

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Laudehr with Germany in 2017.
Simone Laudehr in 2011
Laudehr playing for Germany in 2011.

Simone Laudehr also played for Germany's national teams. In 2004, she was part of the German team that finished second in the UEFA Women's U-19 Championship. Later that year, she helped Germany win the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.

She made her first appearance for the senior German national team in July 2007. Just two months later, she was chosen for Germany's 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup team. Laudehr played in five matches, including the World Cup final. She scored a goal in the 86th minute, helping Germany win 2–0. Her goal was even voted Germany's Goal of the Month!

A year later, she won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She was also part of the German team that won their seventh title at the 2009 European Championship. Laudehr was also selected for Germany's team in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

In 2016, she was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Germany won the gold medal at this event.

In 2019, she decided to retire from the German national team. This was after she was not chosen for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. Throughout her international career, she scored 26 goals for Germany.

Personal Life

Simone Laudehr was born in Regensburg, a city in Bavaria, Germany. Her mother, Doina, is from Romania, and her father, Hubert, is German.

Honours

Club Achievements

FCR 2001 Duisburg
1. FFC Frankfurt
FC Bayern Munchen

International Achievements

Individual Awards

  • Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007 (This is Germany's highest sports award)
  • Goal of the Month: September 2007
  • 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship All-Star Team

See also

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