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Simone Laudehr
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Laudehr in 2011
Personal information
Full name Simone Melanie Laudehr
Date of birth (1986-07-12) 12 July 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Regensburg, West Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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)
International career
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)
Medal record
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2017
‡ 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 was a talented player who usually played in the middle of the field as a central midfielder or out wide as a winger.

Simone Laudehr's Football Journey

Playing for Clubs

Simone Laudehr started playing football very young, at age three, for FC Tegernheim. In 1996, she moved to SC Regensburg. Later, she played for FC Bayern Munich for one season. It was at Bayern that she made her first appearance in the top German league, the Bundesliga.

In 2004, Laudehr joined FCR 2001 Duisburg. With Duisburg, she finished second in the Bundesliga five times. She also won the German Cup twice. A big highlight was winning the UEFA Women's Cup with the club in the 2008–09 season. In 2012, she moved to 1. FFC Frankfurt.

In 2016, Laudehr returned to Bayern Munich. She announced her retirement from football before the end of the 2020–21 season. In her final match, she helped Bayern Munich win their first and only league title of her career. This was her 210th game in the Bundesliga.

Playing for Germany

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

Simone Laudehr had a very successful international career playing for Germany. In 2004, she was part of the German team that finished second in the 2004 UEFA Women's Under-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 team in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. Laudehr played as a starter in five matches, including the World Cup final. In that final, she scored a goal in the 86th minute, helping Germany win 2–0. Her header that won the World Cup 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 for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

In 2016, she was part of the squad that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She retired from the German national team in 2019 after not being selected for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International Goals for Germany

Here are some of the goals Simone Laudehr scored for the German national team:

About Simone's Family

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

Simone Laudehr's Achievements

Club Honours

FCR 2001 Duisburg
1. FFC Frankfurt
FC Bayern Munchen

International Honours

Individual Awards

  • Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007 (A special German 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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