Viola Odebrecht

Viola Odebrecht
Personal information
Date of birth 11 February 1983 (1983-02-11) (age 29)
Place of birth Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam
Youth career
1995-1998 Polizei-Sportverein Neubrandenburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998-2005 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam
2005-2006 Florida State University
2006 Valur Reykjavik
2006-2007 FCR 2001 Duisburg
2007-2008 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
2008- 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam
National team‡
2003- Germany 32 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 24 November 2011 (UTC)
Olympic medal record
Women's Football
Bronze 2004 Athens Team competition

Viola Odebrecht (born 11 February 1983 in Neubrandenburg) is a German football midfielder.

In 2003 she was a member of the World Cup winning team who went on to take the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics 2004.[1] In 2005 Odebrecht won the UEFA Women's Cup with 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam, the team for which she signed again for the 2008/9 season.

Odebrecht was part of a rotation of studio commentators for ESPN's telecasts of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

After a six year hiatus, Odebrecht returned to the German national side in a Euro 2013 qualifying match against Romania on 22 October, 2011.

References

  1. ^ "Viola Odebrecht Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/od/viola-odebrecht-1.html. Retrieved 2010-05-04. 
  2. ^ 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Commentators – ESPN MediaZone.
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam – current squad
Germany squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Winners (1st Title)