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Steffi Jones

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 (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	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
International career
1993–2007	Germany	111	(9)
Managerial career
2016–2018	Germany
Medal record Olympic Games Bronze 2000 Sydney Team Bronze 2004 Athens Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephanie Ann Jones (born December 22, 1972) is a German-American football manager and former player. She was the manager of the German women's national team. As a defender, she played 111 games for her country between 1993 and 2007. She helped Germany win the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and three European Championships in a row. After she stopped playing, Steffi Jones helped organize the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. Later, she became a football manager.

Playing Football

Club Teams

Steffi Jones started playing football when she was just 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. She then moved to the club's women's team in 1988.

In 1991, Jones joined FSV Frankfurt. She played for several different teams almost every year until she joined 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2000. In 2002, she went to the United States to play for Washington Freedom in the WUSA league. After two years, she returned to Frankfurt. Steffi Jones finished her playing career on December 9, 2007.

Playing for Germany

Steffi Jones first played for the German national team in 1993. This was during a match against Denmark, which Germany lost. From 1997, she helped her team win three European Championships in a row. She also won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Jones was a key player in the team that won the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. During the third game of that tournament, she got a serious knee injury. 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 Germany.

Coaching and Leadership Roles

After she stopped playing, Steffi Jones became the president of the committee 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 German national team under Silvia Neid. In August 2016, she became the head coach of the team. She held this position until March 13, 2018.

About Steffi Jones

Steffi Jones has both German and American citizenship. Her mother is German, and her father was an African-American soldier. He was stationed in West Germany but returned to the United States when Steffi was young. Her mother raised her in Frankfurt.

In 2007, Steffi Jones released her autobiography, which is a book about her life. It is called Der Kick des Lebens, which means The Kick of Life. In 2021, she was part of a documentary called Schwarze Adler [de]. This film shared the experiences of Black players in German professional football.

International Goals Scored

Steffi Jones scored these goals for the German national team:

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 April 1996	Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	3–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying
2.	27 June 1999	Landover, United States	Brazil	3–2	3–3	1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
3.	17 August 2000	Kópavogur, Iceland	Iceland	1–0	6–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
4.	20 August 2004	Patras, Greece	Nigeria	1–1	2–1	2004 Summer Olympics
5.	9 June 2005	Preston, England	Italy	3–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2005
6.	12 November 2005	Ulm, Germany	Switzerland	1–0	4–0	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Managerial Record

Here is Steffi Jones's record as a manager for the German women's national team:

Awards and Honours

Personal Awards

• June 11, 2006: Steffi Jones received the Hessian Order of Merit. This award was 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 promoted fairness and understanding for a peaceful football World Cup.

See also

In Spanish: Steffi Jones para niños