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Personal information
Full name	Stephanie Ann Jones
Date of birth	(1972-12-22) 22 December 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Height	1.80 m
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1979–1986	SV Bonames
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1991	SG Praunheim
1991–1992	FSV Frankfurt
1992–1993	SG Praunheim
1993–1994	TuS Niederkirchen
1994–1997	SG Praunheim
1997–1998	FSV Frankfurt
1998–2000	SC Bad Neuenahr
2000–2002	1. FFC Frankfurt
2002–2003	Washington Freedom
2003–2007	1. FFC Frankfurt
National team
1993–2007	Germany	111	(9)
Teams managed
2016–2018	Germany
Honours Olympic Games Bronze 2000 Sydney Team Bronze 2004 Athens Team
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Stephanie Ann Jones (born December 22, 1972) is a German-American football manager and former player. She used to manage the German women's national team. As a defender, she played 111 games for her country between 1993 and 2007.

Steffi helped Germany win the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also helped them win three European Championships in a row. After she stopped playing, Jones worked to help organize the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. Later, she became a football manager.

Playing Career Highlights

Club Football Journey

Steffi Jones started playing football when she was only four years old. From 1979 to 1986, she played in youth teams for SV Bonames in Frankfurt. These teams had both boys and girls.

In 1986, she joined the girls' team at SG Praunheim. By 1988, she moved up to play for the club's women's team. In 1991, Jones joined FSV Frankfurt. She changed teams almost every year after that until she joined 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2000.

In 2002, she went to play for Washington Freedom in the WUSA league for two years. Then she returned to Frankfurt. Steffi Jones finished her career as a player on December 9, 2007.

International Matches

Steffi Jones played her first game for the German national team in 1993. This was during the third-place match of the UEFA Women's Championship against Denmark. Germany lost that game.

From 1997, she helped Germany win three European Championships in a row. She also won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Jones was a key player when Germany won the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. During that tournament, she hurt her knee (a cruciate ligament injury) in the third game. This meant she could not play for six months.

She won another Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Steffi Jones announced she was ending her international playing career on March 26, 2007. She scored nine goals in her 111 games for the national team.

Coaching and Leadership Roles

After she stopped playing football, Steffi Jones took on new roles. She was the president of the group that organized the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. This big event was held in Germany.

She then got her coaching license from the German Sport University Cologne. Jones worked as an assistant manager for the national team under Silvia Neid. In August 2016, Steffi Jones became the head coach of the German women's national team. She held this position until March 13, 2018.

About Steffi Jones

Steffi Jones is a citizen of both Germany and America. Her mother is German, and her father was African-American. Her father was a soldier in West Germany. He left the family when Steffi was young and went back to the United States. Steffi was raised by her mother in Frankfurt.

In August 2007, Steffi Jones released her autobiography. It was called Der Kick des Lebens, which means The Kick of Life.

In 2021, she was in a documentary called Schwarze Adler [de]. This film shared the experiences of Black players in German professional football.

International Goals Summary

Steffi Jones scored 9 goals in her 111 international matches for Germany. Some of her notable goals include:

• A goal against Iceland in 1996 during the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying.
• A goal against Brazil in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.
• Scoring against Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
• A goal against Italy in the UEFA Women's Euro 2005.

Managerial Record Summary

Steffi Jones managed the German women's team from August 20, 2016, to March 13, 2018. During her time as manager, the team played 21 games. They won 13 matches, had 4 draws, and lost 4 matches. They scored 51 goals and let in 17 goals.

Awards and Honours

Personal Achievements

• On June 11, 2006, Steffi Jones received the Hessian Order of Merit. This award was given to her for her many years of volunteer work. She was a patron for a project called "Ballance 2006 – Integration und Toleranz für eine friedliche Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft." This project focused on bringing people together through football.

See also

In Spanish: Steffi Jones para niños