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Saskia Bartusiak
	Bartusiak before the game against Bayern Munich in November 2016
Personal information
Full name	Saskia Bartusiak
Date of birth	9 September 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
0000–1996	FV 09 Eschersheim
1996–2000	FSV Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2005	FSV Frankfurt
2005–2017	1. FFC Frankfurt
International career‡
	Germany U18
	Germany U21
2007–2016	Germany
Medal record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Olympic Games
UEFA Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2016

Saskia Bartusiak (born 9 September 1982) is a German retired footballer. She played as a centre back.^[2]^[3]

Career edit

Club edit

Bartusiak began her career at FV 09 Eschersheim. In 1996, she left the club to join FSV Frankfurt where she made her Bundesliga debut. After five years, she transferred to local rivals 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2005. Playing in central defence, Bartusiak has been an important player for FFC Frankfurt's success in the following years. She won two Bundesliga championships and three German Cup titles at the club. In the 2005–06 and 2007–08 season she also won the UEFA Women's Cup with Frankfurt.^[2]

International edit

Bartusiak made her debut in the German national team in a friendly against the Netherlands in April 2007. She was part of Germany's winning team at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, appearing in one match, the opening game against Argentina. Bartusiak has since been called up for all major tournaments for Germany. She again was a reserve player at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal. At the 2009 European Championship, Bartusiak became a regular starter for Germany, winning her first European title. She has been called up for Germany's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.^[2]

She was named captain of the German team on 17 September 2015.^[4]

She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2016 after leading Germany to its first Olympic gold medal in women's football.^[5]

International goals edit

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first:

Bartusiak – goals for Germany
#	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 November 2013	Osijek, Croatia	Croatia	8–0	8–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.	22 July 2016	Paderborn, Germany	Ghana	5–0	11–0	Friendly
3.	6 August 2016	São Paulo, Brazil	Australia	2–2	2–2	2016 Summer Olympic

Source:^[2]

Honours edit

1. FFC Frankfurt

UEFA Women's Cup: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2014–15
Bundesliga: 2006–07, 2007–08
German Cup: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14

Germany

FIFA World Cup: 2007
UEFA European Football Championship: 2009, 2013
Summer Olympic Games: Bronze medal, 2008, Gold medal, 2016
UEFA U-18 Women's Championship: 2000
Algarve Cup: 2012

Individual

Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2007, 2016
UEFA Women's Championship All-Star Team: 2013
FIFA Women's World Cup All Star Team: 2011

References edit

^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nationalspielerin Saskia Bartusiak" (in German). DFB.de. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
^ "Saskia Bartusiak" (in German). Framba.de. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
^ "Bartusiak neue Kapitänin: Die perfekte Wahl". dfb.de. 17 September 2015.
^ "Olympiasiegerin Bartusiak beendet Karriere im Nationalteam". dfb.de. 22 August 2016.